Interspecies comparative morphological evaluation of the corneal epithelial stem cell niche: a pilot observational study.

Background: The corneal and limbal morphology relevant to corneal epithelial maintenance in ten different species was examined using histological methods.

Objectives: The presence of a Bowman's layer, limbal epithelial cell, and superficial stromal morphology was examined in the following species to evaluate the differences in corneal thickness and epithelium: Java sparrows, frogs, macaws, spoonbills, red pandas, penguins, horses, Dobermans, orangutans, and humans.

Methods: Corneal sections (4 µm) were obtained from ten ocular globes from three different animal classes: Aves, Amphibia, and Mammalia.

Neurovascular sequestration in paediatric malaria is visible clinically in the retina.

Retinal vessel changes and retinal whitening, distinctive features of malarial retinopathy, can be directly observed during routine eye examination in children with cerebral malaria. We investigated their clinical significance and underlying mechanisms through linked clinical, clinicopathological and image analysis studies. Orange vessels and severe foveal whitening (clinical examination, n = 817, OR, 95% CI: 2.

Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Lamellar Keratectomy for Corneal Opacities Secondary to Anterior Corneal Dystrophies: An Interventional Case Series.

Purpose: To report results of femtosecond laser-assisted lamellar keratectomy (FLK) for corneal opacities secondary to anterior corneal dystrophies.

Methods: Patients with a clinical diagnosis of Reis-Bücklers corneal dystrophy, granular corneal dystrophy, lattice corneal dystrophy, and macular corneal dystrophy were treated. FLK was performed to remove a central corneal free cap of 9.