Stem Cell Transplantation for Ocular Surface Diseases Scheffer C. G. Tseng Edgar M. Espana Mario A. Di Pascuale BASIC CONCEPTS OCULAR SURFACE HEALTH IS MAINTAINED BY A STABLE TEAR FILM Anatomically,…
Ptyerygium Peter Zloty Michael W. Belin Introduction Pterygium is an ancient affliction, having been documented by physicians for at least 3 millennia. Hippocrates encountered and wrote about it. Desmarres, Arlt,…
Penetrating and Lamellar Keratoplasty Jessica Chow Terry Kim PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is one of the most common forms of tissue transplantation currently performed. It can be an extremely…
Conjunctival Flaps for Corneal Disease Shahzad Mian Alan Sugar The popularity of conjunctival flaps for treatment of corneal disease has diminished with the increasing success of medical therapy for corneal…
Superficial Keratectomy Dasa V. Gangadhar Kenneth R. Kenyon Michael D. Wagoner Superficial keratectomy involves the surgical removal of subepithelial fibrous membranes and/or anterior corneal opacities that occur in a variety…
Glaucoma Surgery George Spaeth L. Jay Katz Jonathan Myers Lorenzo J. Pecora Ronald L. Fellman There are three different aspects of glaucoma surgery. All of them are absolutely essential for…
