Meibomian gland dysfunction: what have animal models taught us?

M Sun, IY Moreno, M Dang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Studies have estimated that currently 344 million people worldwide and 16.4 million adults
in the US have some form of dry eye disease (DED). It is believed that approximately 70% of …

Lymphatic trafficking in the eye: modulation of lymphatic trafficking to promote corneal transplant survival

Y Hou, F Bock, D Hos, C Cursiefen - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
(Lymph) angiogenesis into the cornea prior to and after corneal transplantation is a critical
risk factor for allograft rejection. Lymphatic vessels even more than blood vessels seem …

Sodium hyaluronate eye drops treatment for superficial corneal abrasion caused by mechanical damage: a randomized clinical trial in the People's Republic of China

T Lin, L Gong - Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of 0.3% sodium hyaluronate (HA)
compared to recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor (rb-bFGF) for the treatment of …

Neurotrophic keratopathy in systemic diseases: a case series on patients treated with rh-NGF

A Meduri, GW Oliverio, A Valastro, C Azzaro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To evaluate the prevalence, clinical ocular presentation and corneal healing in
moderate and severe neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) caused by systemic diseases and …

Effect of the combination of basic fibroblast growth factor and cysteine on corneal epithelial healing after photorefractive keratectomy in patients affected by myopia

A Meduri, L Scorolli, SZ Scalinci… - Indian Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: This study sought to evaluate the effect of basic fibroblast growth factor eye
drops and cysteine oral supplements on corneal healing in patients treated with …

Anandamide concentration-dependently modulates toll-like receptor 3 agonism or UVB-induced inflammatory response of human corneal epithelial cells

Á Angyal, Z Pénzes, S Alimohammadi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photodamage-induced and viral keratitis could benefit from treatment with novel nonsteroid
anti-inflammatory agents. Therefore, we determined whether human corneal epithelial cells …

Comparison of transepithelial and conventional photorefractive keratectomy in myopic and myopic astigmatism patients: a randomized contralateral trial

H Hashemi, A Alvani, M Aghamirsalim, M Miraftab… - BMC …, 2022 - Springer
Background To assess transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) in terms of corneal
epithelial healing rate, postoperative pain, postoperative discomfort, and visual and …

The role of endogenous antimicrobial peptides in modulating innate immunity of the ocular surface in dry eye diseases

Y Eshac, RL Redfern, VK Aakalu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ocular surface has the challenging responsibility of maintaining a clear moist refractive
surface while protecting the eye from exogenous pathogens and the environment …

Allergic complications with laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis

BP Bielory, TP O'Brien - Current opinion in allergy and clinical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
LASIK surgery has been associated with increased anterior surface inflammatory processes
that include dry eye syndromes and ocular allergy. In addition, poorer outcomes of LASIK …

Sutureless amniotic membrane transplantation in inflammatory corneal perforations

A Meduri, A Valastro, L Inferrera, GW Oliverio… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sutureless amniotic
membrane transplantation (SAMT) in patients with corneal perforation secondary to ocular …