A novel three-dimensional imaging and mapping technique showed a significant relationship between increased corneal epithelial thickness and dry eye, according to a study. Perspective from Eric D.

The 2003 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 4-9, 2003. There were 5246 presentations -- over 1000 more than were ...

Ocular stem cell deficiency requires surgical management to restore the compromised cornea. Negation of the stem cell barrier effect — due to systemic or ocular disease, contact lens wear, trauma, or ...

This study identifies mechanisms of epithelial growth post-SMILE surgery and suggests preventive and treatment measures, including subflap debris removal, to address corneal epithelial ingrowth.

Scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology's Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) are the first to learn why the cornea, the clear window of the ...

Corneal epithelial changes can be caused by medications in multiple pharmacological classes. For most patients with drug-induced corneal epithelial changes, treatment does not need to be adjusted or ...

There is a new treatment for damaged corneas called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. File Photo by skeeze/Pixabay Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a ...

Results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of a novel stem cell treatment for cornea injuries found 14 patients treated and tracked for 18 months had a more than 90% success rate at restoring the ...

Boston, MA -- Scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology's Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) are the first to learn why the cornea, the clear ...