Advances in Corneal Research: Selected Transactions of the World Congress on the Cornea IV

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Evolution of Lid Margin Changes in Blepharitis....Pages 3-18
Immunology and Therapy of Marginal Ulceration as a Complication of Chronic Blepharitis Due to S. aureus ....Pages 19-25
Meibomian Marginal Dimples....Pages 27-35
Developing the Optimal Artificial Tear....Pages 37-45
Barrier Function of Ocular Surface Epithelium....Pages 47-55
Clinical Assessment of Conjunctival Damage and Tear Film Stability in Drug-Induced Epithelial Keratopathy....Pages 57-64
Corneal Epithelial Rejection after Allograft Conjunctival Transplantation for Limbal Papilloma....Pages 65-71
Automated Extraction of Morphological and Morphometric Characteristics of the Conjunctival Vasculature....Pages 73-86
Impression Cytology of the Conjunctiva in Aids Patients....Pages 87-95
Response of the Ocular Surface to Histamine....Pages 97-104
Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Filamentary Keratitis Associated with Corneal Occlusion by Lids....Pages 105-115
Clinical Uses of Human Amniotic Membrane for Ocular Surface Diseases....Pages 117-134
Differential Diagnosis between Corneal Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Conjunctival Epithelial Invasion by Impression Cytology....Pages 135-141
Frozen Section Guided Lamello-Lamellar Sclerokeratoplasty in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Conjunctiva and Cornea....Pages 143-149
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Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Stromal Hydrodelamination Technique in Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty with Complete Removal Of Pathologic Stroma....Pages 163-165
Indications and Results of Keratoplasty “a Chaud”....Pages 167-172
Langerhans Cells in the Recipient Cornea as Prognostic Indicator in Corneal Transplantation....Pages 173-179
Tampa Trephine Penetrating Keratoplasty....Pages 181-194
Penetrating Keratoplasty for Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy....Pages 195-201
Penetrating Keratoplasty for Bullous Keratopathy after Argon Laser Iridotomy....Pages 203-208
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Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Intraoperative Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Cornea Transplant Surgery....Pages 209-214
Surgical Treatment of Castroviejo Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome....Pages 215-219
Postoperative Endophthalmitis and Intraocular Vancomycin....Pages 221-226
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Front Matter....Pages 247-247
An Update on Corneal Hydration Control....Pages 249-255
Corneal Viscoelasticity Spectra as a Result of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis....Pages 257-272
Morphologic and Functional Evaluation of the Human Corneal Endothelium....Pages 273-278
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Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Corneal Tattooing to Treat Glare Symptoms Following Radial Keratotomy....Pages 293-297
Refractive Results for the Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser Using a New Algorithmic Correction in 482 Eyes....Pages 299-305
Patient Motivation in PRK and Contact Lenses....Pages 307-314
Excimer Laser for Correction of Myopic Astigmatism after Penetrating Keratoplasty....Pages 315-320
Phototherapeutic Keratectomy for the Treatment of Persistent Epithelial Defect....Pages 321-327
Corneal Endothelial Morphology and Barrier Function Following Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy....Pages 329-342
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Front Matter....Pages 375-375
Wound Healing Modulators in Tear Fluid....Pages 377-389
Essential Role of a Protein Kinase C (PKC) Signal Transduction System in Corneal Epithelial Migration....Pages 391-397
Stromal-Epithelial Interactions in the Cornea....Pages 399-411
Regulatory Mechanism of Procollagenase Synthesis by Keratocytes....Pages 413-420
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Gene Expression Program for Corneal Repair....Pages 421-436
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The Effect of Contact Lenses on the Conjunctiva....Pages 451-457
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Front Matter....Pages 467-467
The Biology and Pathology of Varicella Zoster Virus in the Ganglion....Pages 469-483
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Front Matter....Pages 497-497
The Case for Eye Rubbing as the Major Cause of Keratoconus....Pages 499-501
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Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Long-Term Follow-Up of Penetrating Keratoplasty for Keratoconus....Pages 503-510
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Front Matter....Pages 519-519
Section IX: Non-Microbial Keratitis and Immunology....Pages 521-530
Front Matter....Pages 531-531
Childhood Keratitis....Pages 533-541
Eosinophils in Ocular Inflammation....Pages 543-548
Microbial Contamination of Donor Eyes....Pages 549-555
Severe Corneal Ulcerations and Vitamin A Deficiency....Pages 557-567
Corneal and Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia....Pages 569-577
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Medical and Surgical Treatment of Fungal Keratitis....Pages 591-596
Axial Myopia in Keratitis Phlyctaenulosa Caused by form Deprivation Myopia....Pages 597-608
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