Publications by authors named "Isabeau Houben"

Purpose: To describe a new pathway for virtual keratoconus (KC) monitoring in the corneal department of a tertiary referral center in the UK during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: A virtual outpatient clinic to monitor KC patients (KC PHOTO clinic) was created. All patients from the KC database in our department were included.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report 5 cases of acute corneal graft rejection after COVID-19 vaccination and perform a review of the literature.

Methods: This was a case series and review of literature dated on the October 10, 2021.

Results: We describe 5 cases-2 patients with Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy) who presented with acute corneal graft rejection after their first dose of mRNA (BNT162) vaccine.

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To evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone intravitreal implants (DEX implant) in patients with treatment-resistant macular edema (ME) owing to branch and central retinal vein occlusion (BRVO/CRVO), and the influence of prior vitrectomy on this treatment. Multicenter retrospective chart review was performed on 40 CRVO and 32 BRVO eyes with persistent ME despite intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents and/or intravitreal triamcinolone, and/or laser therapy. Each patient received ≥1 dexamethasone 700 μg implant between March 2011 and December 2015.

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