Publications by authors named "M Mabon"

Purpose: To report a rare case of conjunctival neuroma after a successful corneal neurotization surgery.

Methods: The clinical file and histopathology slides of this patient who underwent surgical corneal neurotization for a neurotrophic keratopathy in the right eye were reviewed.

Results: A 70-year-old man with a history of severe herpetic (varicella zoster) neurotrophic keratopathy and keratouveitis in the right eye developed a corneal perforation, which required tectonic keratoplasty (May 2020).

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Purpose: To validate a French version of the Visual Function and Corneal Health Status (V-FUCHS) instrument in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and to correlate questionnaire scores with objective measurements of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular straylight.

Methods: The original V-FUCHS 15-item instrument was designed to assess VA and glare in patients with FECD. It was translated from English to French and back translated to English by independent translators.

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Purpose: To determine the outcomes and predisposing factors of Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty () complicated by intraoperative fibrinous reaction.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 346 DMEKs. Medical charts were reviewed for recipient demographics, surgical indications, donor characteristics, and potential predisposing ocular and systemic factors.

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Purpose: To assess the efficacy of the prestorage corneal swab (PCS) culture to screen for corneal graft contamination after storage in Optisol-GS.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all PCS cultures was performed at the Eye Bank of Québec in Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont from September 2013 to June 2016. Whole corneal culture was performed on rejected grafts because of a positive PCS, and a contamination rate was calculated.

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Purpose: To report outcomes of keratopigmentation (KP) with commercial black ink in the treatment of dysphotopsia secondary to laser peripheral iridotomies (LPI) using manual anterior stromal puncture (ASP) and manual lamellar pocket (LP).

Methods: This is a retrospective case series of eyes that underwent KP for treatment of dysphotopsia secondary to LPI. Patients' postoperative symptoms were categorized as resolved, improved, no change, or worse.

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