Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia
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…
Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Surface Disease
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…
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Keratitis
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,…
Imaging Techniques for Corneal Disorders
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…
Boston Keratoprosthesis
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…
Eye Banking: What the Eye Bank Can Do for You Now
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…
Laser-Assisted Keratoplasty and Post-keratoplasty Management
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…
Allergic Disease of the Eye
Disease Clinical parameters Signs/symptoms Differential diagnosis Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC) Sensitized individuals Ocular itching Infective conjunctivitis Both females and males Tearing (watery discharge) Preservative toxicity Bilateral involvement Chemosis, redness Medicamentosa…
Endothelial Keratoplasty
Fig. 8.1 Various indications for endothelial keratoplasty. Upper row (L–R) – Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy; pseudophakic corneal edema (posterior chamber intraocular lens in the anterior chamber). Lower row (L–R) –…
Advancements in Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Stromal scarring Corneal ectasia Corneal dystrophy Iatrogenic Post-infectious Keratoconus Granular Post-pterygium surgery Trauma Post-refractive surgery ectasia Lattice Post-ocular surface tumor excisions Macular 7.3 Donor Tissue Selection For DALK and sALK…
