Because of its quick resolution time and symptom-based diagnosis, CL-induced corneal erosion incidence rates have not been widely published, but they have been reported with gas-permeable (GP ...

What’s more, the researchers found that corneal grafts erode more quickly. This is the first study of its size to specifically compare rates of erosion with these two types of patch grafts, said ...

Salzmann’s Nodular Degeneration may cause poor vision, and in severe cases, the white bumps can cause corneal erosion. This wearing down of the cornea can increase the risk of corneal infections ...

CORONADO, Calif. — Corneal patch grafts eroded faster and more often than scleral patch grafts in patients who underwent glaucoma tube shunt implantation, according to a study presented at the ...

Women and patients younger than 18 years of age had the highest risk for corneal surface damage from aqueous deficient dry eye disease, according to a Taiwanese study. Ning Hung, MD, of the ...

In 1999 Eke and colleagues 2 published the unexpected finding that following corneal abrasion with a fingernail, the use of topical lubricants increased the risk of recurrent erosion syndrome ...

For those who experience corneal erosion, the good news is that with treatment, and often without, the problem goes away. The bad news is that it usually returns, though sometimes not for years ...

A COL17A1 Splice-Altering Mutation Is Prevalent in Inherited Recurrent Corneal Erosions. Ophthalmology , 2016; 123 (4): 709 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.12.008 Cite This Page : ...

GenEditBio has dosed the first subject in an investigator-initiated trial of its in vivo genome editing programme, GEB-101, for transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) corneal dystrophy.