CLEVELAND - One year post-surgery, patients who underwent Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) experienced greater cell loss overall compared to those who underwent ...
SHREVEPORT, La. - After cataract surgery, it's normal to have some swelling of the cornea that should resolve after a couple of weeks. However, if that swelling doesn't clear, it could be a sign of ...
This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...
Many eye banks won’t accept corneas from donors with diabetes, concerned they might be harder to prepare for transplant surgery or are more likely to fail. “We also found the severity of the donor’s ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Corneal transplants are costly, often fail in the long term, and have serious risks and lengthy recovery periods ...
Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a groundbreaking experimental stem cell treatment, a new study shows. The cornea -- the clear outermost layer of the eye -- can become ...
A new study comparing Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential ...