Patients who experience acute corneal injury should receive a safe post-treatment topical agent without corneal toxicity. The use of dilute topical agents such as 0.05% proparacaine is probably ...

33 participants were enrolled; the mean age was 38.7, with a standard deviation of 12.3; 85% were male; 15 patients were administered the 0.05% proparacaine drops; 18 patients received the placebo ...

There is a need to perform about 1,00,000 corneal transplants every year, but only 30% of this need is being met. On the demand side, many fellow citizens lead a lifetime of avoidable sight loss ...

Ice-melting products are an important line of defense against slick, dangerous conditions on driveways, sidewalks, and other surfaces. Without using them, drip lines and low spots can turn into ...

Ocular manifestations are uncommon and when they do occur, are varied in their clinical presentations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of corneal melt secondary to EGPA to have ...

In a pioneering study, stem-cell-derived corneal implants improve sight for patients with severe vision impairment, offering a potential breakthrough for treating limbal stem cell deficiency.

Credit: Getty Images Archaeologists have been left stumped by a mysterious item revealed by a melting glacier in a popular Swiss hiking area. A hiker spotted the large, wheeled contraption earlier ...

The application of iPSC technology has been explored for conditions such as neural diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, and retina—where graft availability is scarce—as well as in advanced ...

In 1910, Professor Ernst Fuchs, an Austrian ophthalmologist, published an article describing 13 patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy, a condition in the cornea that subsequently bears his name.