Research Articles
View some of the latest research and breakthroughs articles for corneal dystrophy.
What we typically call “Dry Eyes” is really more accurately described as “Dysfunctional Tear Film”. People with this condition may have no symptoms at all or may experience a variety of conditions which may give us irritated, dry ...
Bob: Dr. Terry thank you for giving us some of your valuable time with this interview. All of us at the Corneal ...We are always looking for better ways to correct the visual difficulties of patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy. In fact, that is why we helped pioneer the evolution of corneal transplants from full thickness grafts ...
Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy (EBMD), is the most common of the corneal dystrophies. It is also known as Map-Dot-Fingerprint Dystrophy and Anterior Basement Membrane Dystrophy (ABMD), .Since it was first ...
Fuchs’ (fooks) endothelial dystrophy is a problem that affects the corneal endothelium’s smoothness and its pumping function.Endothelial cells in individuals with Fuchs’ are intermixed with abnormal cobblestone-like bumps called ...
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We have great news.Please see below the publication in Journal Nature Communications that just came out today. Links to the Article in Nature Communications, and the News release links from University of California San Diego as ...
Although very, very rare, pupillary block is a specific type of angle closure glaucoma that can be caused by DMEK surgeryHow can DMEK surgery cause pupillary block? The eye continually produces a fluid called aqueous humor in the ...
The need for an effective pharmaceutical therapy for treating corneal dystrophy is well recognized by cornea specialists, with 98% saying in a recent survey that they would use such a drug on patients suffering from Fuchs dystrophy. ...
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