Eye Plastics Considerations for the Anterior Segment Surgeon: Indications and Techniques C. Robert Bernardino Peter A. D. Rubin EXPOSURE KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS Exposure keratoconjunctivitis is one of the most common anterior segment…
Scleral Transplantation William J. Power Andra S. Bobart The sclera has been successfully used for transplantation in dental, nasal, plastic-reconstructive, and ocular surgeries. Sclera may be transplanted for scleral ectasia,…
Ocular Surface Rehabilitation C. Stephen Foster Ocular surface rehabilitation efforts may be appropriate in a variety of circumstances, either with relatively limited goals, such as stabilization of the ocular surface…
Conjunctival Flaps Martin Filipec The creation of conjunctival flaps is a surgical procedure used in the management of corneal surface diseases when other medical or surgical therapy is not successful…
Tectonic Corneal Transplantation Beatrice E. Frueh Tectonic (from Latin tectum, “roof”) grafts, also called patch grafts, are either lamellar or perforating, and cover corneal stromal defects, restoring the structure of…
Tissue Adhesives C. Stephen Foster Coover and associates, studying the chemistry and characteristics of cyanoacrylate adhesives, published, in 1959, a seminal paper on the basic characteristics of these chemical compounds,…
Ectatic Disorders of the Cornea Yaron S. Rabinowitz DESCRIPTION Keratoconus is a clinical term used to describe a condition in which the cornea assumes a conical shape as a result…
The Role of Contact Lenses in the Management of Corneal Disorders Perry Rosenthal Janis Cotter *Dr. Rosenthal is founder and president of the Boston Foundation for Sight, a 501(C)3 nonprofit…
Corneal and Conjunctival Manifestations of Dietary Deficiencies Peter C. Donshik Dietary deficiencies rarely produce clinical disease in developed countries; however, they are an important factor in the production of systemic…
Corneal and Conjunctival Degenerations Fina Cañas Barouch Kathryn Colby Corneal dystrophies are usually bilateral, inherited, symmetric conditions with onset early in life. In contrast, corneal degenerations can be unilateral or…
