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Cellular therapy of the corneal stroma with implantation of mesenchymal stem cells derived from autologous adipose tissue with or without a carrier (scaffold) composed by decellularized human donor corneal stroma is used in patients with corneal diseases such as corneal dystrophies, and keratoconus. For this purpose, the study planned to assess the enhancement of visual acuity, pachymetric, and aberrometric parameters with implantation of autologous mesenchymal adipose tissue-derived adult stem cells (ADASCs) alone, 120 µm thickness of decellularized or recellularized laminas with ADASCs. Three groups will be included in the study: (1) Implantation of a single dose of ADASCs alone without scaffold. (2) Implantation of decellularized human corneal lamina without ADASCs. (3) Implantation of the recellularized human corneal lamina with ADASCs.
We investigated the use of a copper sulfate eye drop (IVMED-80) for the treatment of keratoconus. Preliminary laboratory data shows that the addition of copper sulfate increase crosslinking of the structural proteins of the cornea thereby halting the progressing corneal thinning and bulging seen in keratoconus. We conducted a Phase 1/2a study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of a 6-week and a 16-week regimen using IVMED-80 and studied its impact on ocular safety and the change/progression in patients' vision and clinical measurements.
This project aims at non-progressive keratoconus patients with unsatisfactory visual acuity corrected by spectacles, and explores the effectiveness and maintenance of visual acuity improved by perceptual learning.
Interventional and comparative prospective study: Sixty-nine eyes (38 patients) suffering from keratoconus (stages 1-2 Amsler-Krumeich classification) will be divided into four groups. The four groups underwent topography- and non-topography-guided PRK with sequential and simultaneous CXL. The main outcome measures will be pre-and postoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), best-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), manifest refraction, contrast sensitivity, and keratometry
Objectives: - Measurement of corneal stiffness parameters { Deformation Amlitude (DAR1), Integrated radius, Stress parameter (SP A1), Stress strain index (SSI) and Corvis biomechanical index (CBI) } in keratoconic corneas before and after 3 and 6 months CXL using Corvis ST. - Measurement of demarcation line depth using anterior segment OCT and correlate between corneal stiffness following CXL and demarcation line depth.
The overall goal of this project is to improve the visual quality of individuals who have abnormal corneal conditions that alter the shape of their cornea (eg. keratoconus). Patients with an abnormal corneal shape have substantial lower and higher order aberrations (distortions in the eye). This results in reduced visual acuity which cannot be corrected by regular sphero-cylindrical correction. Compensating for these aberrations has been challenging due to difficulty measuring their wavefront aberrations accurately and, consequently, manufacturing the custom contact lenses with irregular optical profiles. This project is designed to systematically overcome these obstacles with a customized scleral and/or soft contact lens capable of compensating for the lower and higher order aberrations of the eye.
Keratoconus is a progressive corneal disease characterized by asymmetric corneal thinning and structural changes in corneal collagen which leads to decrease in visual acuity due to myopic shift, irregular astigmatism or corneal scarring. Early detection of the disease in children aids in halting the progression and improve their quality of life. There is no consensus regarding the progression criteria of the disease, we aimed to assess the changes in corneal asphericity in children after corneal collagen crosslinking and investigate any possible correlation with progression criteria widely used.
This prospective study the thyroid gland dysfunction and vitamin D receptor polymorphism in keratoconus patients
To compare visual and refractive measurements of intrastromal corneal ring segments versus toric phakic posterior intra-ocular lenses implantation in keratoconus