Publications by authors named "Norma Morales Flores"

Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of subconjunctival application of a novel sirolimus liposomal formulation for the treatment of dry eye.

Methods: A randomized, triple-blind, Phase II clinical trial. Thirty-eight eyes of 19 patients were included.

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Background: Keratoplasty in the pediatric population has been considered a high-risk procedure.

Objective: To know the demographic data of patients younger than 18 years treated with optical keratoplasty, indications for surgery and its results.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was carried out at Conde de Valenciana Ophthalmology Institute, in which the medical records of patients younger than 18 years treated with optical keratoplasty from 2009 to 2019 were analyzed.

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Purpose: To evaluate repeatability, reproducibility, and accordance between ocular surface measurements within three different imaging devices.

Methods: We performed an observational study on 66 healthy eyes. Tear meniscus height, non-invasive tear break-up time (NITBUT) and meibography were measured using three corneal imaging devices: Keratograph 5M (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany), Antares (Lumenis, Sidney, Australia), and LacryDiag (Quantel Medical, Cournon d'Auvergne, France).

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Purpose: To explore corneal cooling as a method of pain management in corneal-accelerated collagen cross-linking.

Methods: This was a prospective and interventional randomized clinical trial registered in the National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials through the identifier NCT030760770. The research was conducted at the Institute of Ophthalmology "Conde de Valenciana.

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