Fig. 16.1 Transverse diagram of the human cornea and limbus. The diagram illustrates the anatomic relationships of the tissues and regions discussed in McGowan’s study (outlined in red). The posterior…
Fig. 15.1 (a) Endothelial precipitates following DMEK for treatment of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy in a 71-year-old individual. (b) Precipitates (arrowheads) also extend toward the initially denuded area demonstrating migration of…
(1) Eye Center, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstr. 5, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Philip Maier Email: philip.maier@uniklinik-freiburg.de 14.1 Introduction Diseases of the corneal endothelium (Fuchs endothelial dystrophy, bullous keratopathy,…
Ethnic group PCAL/ACW mm (SD) ACD mm (SD) CCT mm (SD) ACC mm (SD) PCC mm (SD) Chinese 11.74 (0.42)a–12.92 (0.54) 2.31–2.77 (0.3)a 562 (32)–568 (33) 7.15 (0.34)–7.36 (0.37) 6.44…
Fig. 5.1 Schematic diagram of penetrating keratoplasty and the current endothelial keratoplasty techniques (Figure had been published in modified form in Ref. [64]) 5.4.1 Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK) In…
Fig. 8.1 Optical coherence tomography images of donor tissue obtained (a) before debulking cut, (b) after debulking cut, and (c) after refinement cut 8.4.2 Surgical Technique Patients are sedated with…
Fig. 13.1 Endothelial keratoplasty after failed penetrating keratoplasty – graft survival. Median survival time was 57 months (interquartile range, 36–70.8 months). The region in grey represents the 95 % confidence…
Fig. 2.1 MicroRNA biogenesis and function (figure kindly provided by Professor T. Langmann, University of Cologne) 2.2 MicroRNAs: Biogenesis and Function Figure 2.1 provides an overview of miRNA biogenesis and…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Claus Cursiefen and Albert S. Jun (eds.)Current Treatment Options for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy10.1007/978-3-319-43021-8_1 1. Epidemiology and Genetic Basis of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Guadalupe VillarrealJr.1, Laura Kallay1, Gustavo Vedana1 and Albert S. Jun1 (1) Cornea…
Fig. 12.1 Retinal ischemia in FEVR patient. Fundus photograph is unremarkable and wide angle angiography shows peripheral retinal ischemia In advanced cases of FEVR with retinal detachment in young babies, the…
