Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a complex overlap disease with features of different autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs) namely systemic sclerosis, poly/dermatomyositis and systemic ...

Pantheon Vision is addressing the challenge of using donor tissue for corneal transplants. It is developing a 21st century keratoprosthesis based upon a novel elastomer material. Despite a ...

Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) but your diet also is important. Eating foods that suppress inflammation may help prevent ...

Another area of research is the construction of tissue-engineered human corneal endothelium using modified amniotic membranes. This method aims to create a substitute for donor corneas ...

The cornea was the first human solid tissue to be transplanted successfully, and is now a common procedure in ophthalmic surgery. The grafts come from deceased donors. Corneal therapies are now being ...

We reported two cases of ocular colobomas and one case of palpebral coloboma. The first case was a unilateral iris and ...

Corneas were stored in Eusol-C Corneal Storage Media (AL.CHI.MI.A.SRL, Padova, Italy). Tissue evaluation included serology for hepatitis B and C, as well as for HIV. All surgeries were performed ...

The OHSU Casey Eye Institute Cornea Division doctors are board-certified and fellowship trained specialists in the diagnosis, treatment and management of corneal conditions – including corneal ...

A small seroma reappeared over the central cornea 2 weeks later but no donor limbal tissue was seen to be detached from the corneal surface. The patient was managed conservatively. By the third ...

The nutrient is essential for the maintenance and formation of connective tissue and collagen; the cornea of our eye is made from the latter. Vitamin C is also very good for the blood vessels in ...

New research by Northeastern scientists questions the long-held belief that the connective tissues that ... the main protein that forms much of our tissue, is not pre-fabricated and positioned ...

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