AIM To compare corneal endothelial structure and central corneal thickness (CCT) between type II diabetics and non-diabetic control patients. To look for correlations between diabetic status and corneal findings. METHODS Hospital-based, observational study. 200 eyes (from 100 type II diabetic patients and 100 controls) were included. Specular microscopy and pachymetry were used to measure end...

PURPOSE To report in vivo confocal microscopic (IVCM) features in corneal edema supported by histopathologic correlation. METHODS This was an observational study with evaluation of diagnostic technology. Twenty patients with clinically diagnosed corneal edema were involved, including 11 with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (FED). All cases, in addition to a control group of six normal eyes, were...

PURPOSE To validate tissue quality parameters for donor corneas designated for emergency grafting for corneal graft survival. METHODS In a longitudinal cohort follow-up study, 131 emergency penetrating grafts were studied. Grafts were performed with a pool of organ-cultured donor corneas designated for emergency grafting and prepared for immediate use with all safety tests performed. Assignat...

PURPOSE Boston Terriers (BTs) have a greater prevalence of corneal endothelial dystrophy (CED), in comparison to other canine breeds. Similar to Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), this condition is characterized by endothelial cell degeneration with secondary corneal edema. This study assessed corneal morphology using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and Fourier-domain optical coher...

Objectives: To compare corneal endothelial cell changes namely, endothelial cell density (ECD), percentage polymegathism (CV) and pleomorphism (6A) along with central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal age and sexmatched subjects. To correlate corneal endothelial changes with diabetic retinopathy status, total duration of disease and glycemic control (Hb...

PURPOSE To present a case of syphilitic interstitial keratitis with Descemet's scrolls, as well as its characteristic findings in an anterior segment investigation in relation to the histopathologic findings from a literature review. CASE PRESENTATION A case report of a 64-year-old woman with syphilitic infection presented with band keratopathy and retrocorneal scrolls. Slit-lamp photography,...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to compare the corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), morphological features, and central corneal thickness (CCT) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with age-matched, nondiabetic control subjects using EM-3000 Specular Microscope. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective, hospital-based, nonrandomized, case-control, observational, and quantitative study. SUBJECTS ...

purpose: to compare corneal endothelial cell features after cataract surgery performed using fixed torsional or conventional (pulse) ultrasound mode. methods: in this randomized comparative study, 60 eyes were randomly and equally divided into two groups of torsional or longitudinal mode phacoemulsification. all surgeries were performed by an experienced surgeon, and the outcomes were evaluated...

purpose : to report an unusual presentation of chandler syndrome case report : a 22-year-old female came to our clinic with complaint of progressive visual loss in her left eye since three days ago. she had a history of trauma with finger-nail to her left eye eight days ago and had been managed with topical antibiotic. in her examination, the left eye had visual acuity (va) of counting finger a...

PURPOSE We report endothelial cell (EC) characteristics and central corneal thickness (CCT) from the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) patients at the 5-year examination. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial of the treatment of unilateral cataract with aphakic contact lens (CL) versus primary intraocular lens (IOL) implant. PARTICIPANTS A total of 114 infants with unilateral cataract. ...