The ocular surface is composed of the conjunctiva and the cornea. The conjunctiva is a mucous membrane which covers the globe and inner part of the eyelids. The morphology of conjunctival epithelial cells are nonkeratinized stratified epithelia which vary from cuboidal over the tarsus, to columnar in the fornices, to squamous epithelia on the globe. Goblet cells account for up to 10% of the bas...

In this article we review essentials of diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease in patients who undergo cataract surgery. It is clearly shown that dry eye disease worsens following the cataract surgery in patients with prior history of ocular surface disease, Also new cases of dry eye might appear. Current strategies for the timely diagnosis and proper management of dry eye syndrome ...

PURPOSE To present a successful case of single-staged total upper eyelid reconstruction after sebaceous gland carcinoma excision by using forehead galeal pericranial flap. OBSERVATIONS An 80-year-old female with a progressively enlarged left upper eyelid mass presented with ocular irritation, blurred vision, and gritty sensation despite topical antibiotics treatment. This multinodular mass in...

PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of freeze-dried amniotic membrane (AM) for reconstruction of the ocular surface in rabbit eyes. METHODS The sterilized, freeze-dried amniotic membrane (lyophilized or FD-AM) is a preservative method that uses the drying by freezing process to maintain the AM well preserved for a long time even at room temperature. This paper is an experimental animal interven...

Electroencephalogram (EEG) provides a non-invasive way to analyze brain activity. Blinking and movement of the eyes causes a strong electrical activity that can contaminate EEG recordings, particularly around the forehead but also as far as in occipital areas. Removal of such ocular artifacts is a considerable signal processing problem, since those artifacts overlap in frequency domain with EEG...

The methods of computer vision allow the 3D-reconstruction of an object from 2D stereo image pairs. The EU-Project Glaucad studies the glaucoma disease regarding appropriate geometric characterizations. Our task within this project is to develop a module for automatic 3D-reconstruction of the ocular fundus out of the uncalibrated stereo images. These reconstructions will be used to analyze the ...

Dry eye can damage the ocular surface and result in mild corneal epithelial defect to blinding corneal pannus formation and squamous metaplasia. Significant progress in the treatment of dry eye has been made in the last two decades; progressing from lubricating and hydrating the ocular surface with artificial tear to stimulating tear secretion; anti-inflammation and immune regulation. With the ...