She had undergone several operations in the right eye, including superficial keratectomy and amniotic-membrane transplantation. Before this study, her visual acuity was 20/200 in the right eye and ...

The longer I postponed surgery, my doctor kept warning me, the more difficult the corneal scraping operation needed to remove the scars, a procedure known as superficial keratectomy.

This story is part of the June 28 edition of Good Weekend.See all 21 stories. Barely the length of a fingernail, Bargibant’s seahorses spend their entire tiny lives anchored by their tails to a ...

Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2013;53(4):1-10. Delayed presentation of corneal trauma or severe injuries may result in corneal perforation and loss of corneal tissue. These injuries are more difficult to ...

Aim To evaluate refractive and visual outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) to treat high hyperopia using an aberration-neutral profile and large ablation zone. Methods This was a ...

Abstract Purpose: The transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFB1) pathway has been linked to fibrosis in several tissues including skin, liver, kidney and the cornea. In this study, a RNA ...

The eye is prepared by superficial keratectomy and a buccal mucous membrane sutured onto the ocular surface. In Stage 2, the lamina is retrieved. The buccal mucous membrane is reflected, the cornea ...

During the doppler test, a nurse accidentally applied a chemical — possibly phenyl or iodine — instead of gel, resulting in superficial burns. Treatment was advised, and both mother and baby ...

Christians sometimes approach Jesus in a superficial way, “without truly believing in his power,” according to Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff was speaking during his weekly General Audience in St ...

“The revised changes to the PIP bill are nothing more than a superficial attempt to get MPs to vote through this cruel and harmful piece of legislation. “The new draft continues to fail on human ...