Publications by authors named "R Kilian"
Aim: Different access routes to inpatient-equivalent home treatment (IEHT) were examined.
Methods: Baseline differences were examined using exploratory group comparisons, treatment effects by type of admission using regression analysis.
Results: Of 200 StäB users, 144 (72%) were admitted directly to IEHT, while 56 (28%) were transferred.
Background/aims: To explore the outcomes of conjunctival flap (CF) followed by keratoplasty in patients with severe infectious keratitis (IK) unresponsive to medical treatment.
Methods: This is a retrospective monocentric study including 29 eyes of 29 patients with IK resistant to antibiotic treatment associated with stromal ulcer deepening to ≥50% of corneal thickness. All eyes underwent Gundersen's CF procedure and penetrating keratoplasty (PK), deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) or mushroom keratoplasty (MK), at least 4 months thereafter.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide. Structural en face optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an innovative imaging technology that has recently attracted interest because of its potential for assessing AMD features. We conducted a comprehensive review of its application in AMD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: People with mental illness should live independently in the community. This study analyzed the housing situation and the use and need of psychiatric housing facilities of people with severe mental illness.
Methods: Data from a cross-sectional study with 397 people with severe mental illness from two Bavarian districts were used and analyzed descriptively.
Spotlight on Amniotic Membrane Extract Eye Drops: A Review of the Literature.
Eye Contact Lens
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The review aimed to assess how effective amniotic membrane extract eye drops (AMEDs) are in treating ocular surface diseases by analyzing existing literature.
- After searching major databases, 12 out of 1,121 initial studies were deemed suitable for analysis, covering various clinical outcomes and methods of preparation for AMEDs.
- The findings suggest that while evidence quality is not perfect, AMEDs provide improvements for patients with conditions like dry eye disease and corneal wounds, reporting a low incidence of side effects.