PARIS — At EuCornea 2019, Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD, speaks about the results of corneal endothelial cell injection therapy, a field in which he has been working for more than 15 years. The key issue is quality of the cells, which should be well-diffe…
PARIS — Combined assessment of specular microscopy and Scheimpflug imaging could aid in detecting eyes at risk for graft rejection following Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty, according to a study presented here.“The risk of allograft reject…
PARIS — Stromal expansion with a donor flap obtained by femtosecond laser allows standard epithelium-off corneal cross-linking to be performed in patients with very thin corneas. This new technique, presented at EuCornea 2019 by Carlo Cagini, MD, creat…
PARIS — The corneas of patients with Down syndrome present many features similar to those of mild keratoconus eyes, although they do not meet the criteria to be classified as keratoconus, as demonstrated in a study presented at EuCornea 2019.The study,…
Cataracts are cloudy areas that develop on the lens of the eye. They can affect a person’s vision. Surgery is currently the only way to remove cataracts and restore vision. Learn about what to expect from the different surgical procedures.
Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid have identified changes in retinal layer thickness, inflammation or thinning in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, confirming that the retina is one of the most important biomarkers for early dia…