Fig. 5.1 First patient operated with the Ferrara ring (postkeratoplasty high astigmatism) The excellent tolerance to the implant by the transplanted cornea gave us the necessary confidence to apply the…
Fig. 2.1 Mean corneal radii of curvature and thicknesses At the apex, a wide range of variation of the radius of curvature of 7–8.5 mm is compatible with good visual function,…
Fig. 1.1 A diagram of a radial keratotomy with four incisions and the effect of the intraocular pressure. The cornea bends in the incised area and flattens in the not-incised…
Fig. 6.1 (a) Slit lamp image confirming corneal riboflavin uptake and anterior chamber flare. (b) Photograph of patient being treated with UVA 365 nm light at an irradiance of 3.0…
Eyelid abnormalities Ectropion Entropion Lagophthalmos Floppy eyelid syndrome Conjunctival abnormalities Pinguecula Pterygium Trabeculectomy Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis Conjunctivochalasis Corneal disorders Anterior basement membrane disease Recurrent erosion syndrome Salzmann nodular degeneration After…
Organism Stains Culture media PCR target Confocal microscopy Bacteria Aerobic Gram Blood 16 s RNA No, exc. specific patterns, e.g., infectious crystalline keratopathy Giemsa Chocolate Acridine orange Broth (thioglycollate, eugonic,…
Fig. 4.1 Corneal layers as imaged with the confocal microscope. Corneal epithelium: seen with bright nuclei, (a); subbasal nerve plexus, (b); corneal stroma with keratocytes, (c); corneal endothelium with hexagonal…
Fig. 9.1 This is a slit lamp photograph of a failed graft after several repeat corneal transplants, which would be high risk for another standard penetrating keratoplasty According to the…
Anti-HIV-1, anti-HIV-2 (or combination test) Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG) Anti-HCV The results of the following EBAA required testing be negative or nonreactive for the tissue to be acceptable Table…
Fig. 10.1 (a) The femtosecond laser is focused to the target area within the corneal stroma. Microplasma is created, vaporizing approximately 1 μm of corneal tissue. (b) A bubble of…
