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 ...
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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 ...
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), ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Although very, very rare, pupillary block is a specific type of angle closure glaucoma that can be caused by DMEK surgery
How can DMEK surgery cause pupillary block? The eye continually ...
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 ...
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