Publications by authors named "Shoko Kiritoshi"
Article Synopsis
- The research identifies a specific limbal epithelial progenitor subpopulation that is highly proliferative and marked by the expression of basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM), crucial for corneal epithelial regeneration.
- BCAM-positive cells exist alongside both ABCB5-positive limbal stem cells and ABCB5-negative epithelial cells, indicating a broader role in the corneal epithelium.
- The study reveals that BCAM is essential for cellular migration and differentiation, with its expression regulated by the transcription factor p63, highlighting BCAM's importance in corneal epithelial differentiation.
Purpose: To evaluate the use of the two-hole technique in augmenting the efficiency of surgeons-in-training when performing the phaco-chop technique. We hypothesized that drilling two holes in opposite angles to each other adjacent to the capsulorhexis would mimic a new lens equator. The phaco-tip and the chopper can be inserted into these holes at appropriate depths and may sandwich and fracture the lens more easily than conventional methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We previously reported a novel technique using an elastic silicone bowl, which was handmade from a phaco test chamber, to salvage dislocated lenses and perform phacoemulsification and aspiration (PEA) on the bowl. However, creating the bowl was challenging.
Methods: A factory-made elastic silicone sheet (ESS), a ready-to-use alternative for the posterior capsule of the lens, was prepared.
Purpose: To compare ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) and pterygium using anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography (AS-OCTA).
Observations: Flow patterns of conjunctival vessels in patients with OSSN and pterygium were investigated using AS-OCTA. In case 1, slit-lamp examination of a 72-year-old woman revealed an elevated lesion with increased permeability of fluorescein in the inferior nasal conjunctiva of her left eye.
Purpose: To analyze corneal neovascularization using anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography (AS-OCTA) in patients following cultivated oral mucosal epithelial sheet transplantation (COMET).
Design: Observational case series.
Methods: Nine eyes in 7 patients were analyzed.