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Comparative study on keratitis therapies

01 April 2011

Er:YAG laser therapy could be an alternative to steam cautery

'DTS' deemed more accurate term

01 December 2010

Several algorithms help physicians base appropriate therapy on signs and symptons

Corneal ulcers demand urgent treatment

01 December 2010

Avoiding permanent damage calls for more aggressive treatment, occasional 'scare' tactic

IPL therapy aids in dry eye

01 November 2010

Dermatologic, cosmetic technologies studied for benefits in meibomian gland dysfunction

Is 'preconditioning' the cornea a new key to transplant success?

02 July 2010

British and German scientists Dr Claus Cursiefen and his colleagues have reported that transplanted corneas are more likely to fail or be rejected in patients whose eyes exhibit abnormal vessel growth, called corneal neovascularization, before surgery.

Studies target myofibroblasts

01 July 2010

Innovative pharmacological approaches investigated in haze prevention research

Artificial biocornea material is derived from fishscale

28 June 2010

Scientists in The Netherlands have received an innovation grant to finalise the specification of a collagen, derived from fishscale, which will act as an alternative material for cornea regeneration.

Artificial cornea could reach patients this year

23 June 2010

Dr Joachim Storsberg at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in Germany has developed an artificial cornea. The ophthalmological polymer is designed to bond to the eye but remain unclouded by cells in its centre.

Keratoconus approach is promising

01 June 2010

Non-incisional treatment preserves the biomechanical integrity of the cornea

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