Cornea

Patient comfort, minimal foreign body sensation support routine use for cataract surgery

The 2.75 mm three-plane clear corneal incision (CCI) created with a femtosecond (FS) laser produces comparable outcomes to single-plane angled manual incision for anterior and posterior corneal topography, claims a new study.

Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration is an uncommon disorder that occurs mostly in white women with a distinct phenotype, claims a study in the journal Ophthalmology.

Visual acuity poorly correlates to graft thickness (GT) in patients who underwent descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), states a paper in the journal Cornea.

Corneal inlay allows presbyopia correction either paired with or after LASIK

Chemical enhancements to riboflavin solution aim to overcome need for epithelial debridement

Algorithm helps ophthalmologists decide best treatment option for patients based on data

Keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) transplantation is affected by adverse events including immunologic rejections, chronic ocular surface exposure and graft-related complications, according to a study featured in Cornea.

Making a diagnosis is only the first step in treating dry eye syndrome

Intrastromal arcuate keratotomy performed with a femtosecond (FS) laser has an excellent safety profile, rapid recovery and stability of vision, claims a new paper.

Novaliq has secured €13.9 million in a fifth round of financing for a dry eye portfolio.

Undersized big-bubbles for DALK can safely be increased using blunt dissection for white-margin bubbles and ophthalmic viscosurgical device injection for clear-margin bubbles.

Uncertainty outweighs risks, benefits of simultaneous crosslinking to prevent postLASIK ectasia

Novel procedures bring glaucoma surgery into realm of cataract, corneal subspecialists

Femtosecond laser (FSL)-assisted mushroom configuration deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is reliable and reproducible, stated a recent noncomparative case series.

According to a paper published in Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, loss of energy due to elastic hysteresis positively correlates with age, leading to the belief that eye viscosity increases with age.

Depth of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) is less than expected in myopic patients when measured by OCT, claims a recent paper.

Partial-thickness corneal graft procedure feasible in most clinical settings

Ocular surface stem cell transplantation (OSST) patients should be closely monitored for rejection and compliance with immunosuppression.

Collagen cross-linking (CXL) can cause more intense postoperative pain in younger patients.

Accurate corneal marking before surgery leads to a reduction in astigmatism.

Corneal topographic astigmatism (CorT) is a successful alternative technique for measuring corneal astigmatism in irregular corneas.

Topical pranoprofen 0.1% reduces the ocular signs and symptoms of dry eyes and decreases inflammatory markers of conjunctival epithelial cells.

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is a safe and effective procedure in keratoconic eyes with previous hydrops.