Fernández-Jimenez, Elena Diz-Arias, Elena Peral, Assumpta
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Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
Contact lens discomfort (CLD) is a major concern that can lead to the decreased or abandoned use of contact lenses. Contact lens users with dry eye disease are more likely to present with CLD. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a bioprotective preservative free, hypotonic, 0.15% hyaluronic acid (HA)-3% Trehalose artificial tear in...
Ilechie, Alex Mensah, Thomas Abraham, Carl Halladay Addo, Naa Adjeley Ntodie, Michael Ocansey, Stephen Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert Owusu-Ansah, Andrew Ezinne, Ngozi
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Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
To evaluate the 5-item dry eye questionnaire (DEQ-5) for measurement precision and unidimensionality, and assess the ability of Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), McMonnies Dry Eye Questionnaire (MQ), Ocular Comfort Index questionnaires (OCI), and DEQ to predict clinical measures of DED in an African population. Participants (n = 113; mean age 24...
Blanco-Vázquez, Marta Vázquez, Amanda Fernández, Itziar Novo-Diez, Andrea Martínez-Plaza, Elena García-Vázquez, Carmen González-García, María J Sobas, Eva M Calonge, Margarita Enríquez-de-Salamanca, Amalia
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Experimental eye research
The purpose of this study was to analyze inflammation- and pain-related molecules in tears of patients suffering from chronic ocular pain associated with dry eye (DE) and/or a previous corneal refractive surgery (RS). Based on history, symptomatology, and clinical signs, the subjects (n = 180, 51.0 ± 14.7 years, 118 females, 62 males) in this cross...
Schwab, Rebekka Reichl, Stephan
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Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine
Amniotic membrane (AM) is often applied as a substitute material during ocular surface reconstruction. However, since AM has several disadvantages, alternative materials must be considered for this application. Keratin films made from human hair (KFs) have previously been presented as a promising option; they exhibited suitable characteristics and ...
Theotoka, Despoina Wall, Sarah Galor, Anat Sripawadkul, Wathanee Khzam, Rayan Abou Tang, Vincent Sander, Dubovy L Karp, Carol L
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The ocular surface
Ocular surface masqueraders encompass any ocular surface lesion masquerading as another ocular surface lesion. High resolution optical coherence tomography (HR-OCT) has emerged as an adjunctive tool to clinical acumen. This study's purpose is to evaluate the utility of HR-OCT images in guiding the diagnosis and management of those lesions. 22 indiv...
Barabino, Stefano
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BMC Ophthalmology
Advanced age is one of the most evident risk factors for dry eye disease (DED), with male/female sex, chronic drug consumption, and prolonged device use. This article aims to review the literature about the changes of the ocular surface associated with DED in the elderly and patients
Rosani, Umberto del Vecchio, Claudia Franchin, Elisa Brun, Paola Ferrari, Stefano Ponzin, Diego Leonardi, Andrea
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Experimental Eye Research
COVID-19's impact on the ocular surface has already been recognized, however the molecular mechanisms induced by the infection on the ocular surface are still unclear. The aim of this paper is to provide a first overview of the transcriptional perturbations caused by SARS-CoV-2 on the ocular surface by analyzing gene expression profile of corneoscl...
Weiss, Menachem Molina, Ryan Ofoegbuna, Chibuike Johnson, Daniel A Kheirkhah, Ahmad
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Survey of ophthalmology
Filamentary keratitis (FK) is characterized by the presence of filaments on the corneal surface that are often associated with symptoms of foreign body sensation, irritation, and eye pain. FK is associated with a variety of ocular and systemic conditions, most notably dry eye disease. These filaments are composed primarily of epithelium, mucus, and...
Romano, Vito Steger, Bernhard Ahmad, Mohammad Coco, Giulia Pagano, Luca Ahmad, Sajjad Zhao, Yitian Zheng, Yalin Kaye, Stephen B
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Survey of ophthalmology
The vascular system of the ocular surface plays a central role in infectious, autoimmune, inflammatory, traumatic and neoplastic diseases. The development, application, and monitoring of treatments for vascular abnormalities depends on the in vivo analysis of the ocular surface vasculature. Until recently, ocular surface vascular imaging was confin...
Bhattacharya, Pradipta
The cornea is the anterior transparent layer of the eye, and understanding corneal epithelial morphology is valuable in monitoring ocular surface diseases. A meta-analysis showed that central corneal basal cell density and nerve parameters were reduced in diseases affecting the ocular surface including limbal stem cell deficiency. Using newly devel...
