Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A lenticule center closer to the corneal vertex normal rather than the pupil center yielded better refractive ...

For the first time, researchers have identified rapidly proliferating cells (known as “neural crest-derived progenitor cells”) in the corneal endothelium of specimens from normal corneas and from ...

Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease that weakens and thins the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. In its early, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DENVER — Corneal stress distribution is driven by thickness in normal eyes but is influenced more by curvature ...

The shape of a cornea can be measured and represented by color-coded maps in several ways. A number of different dioptric intervals has been used for color-coded maps and most topographers offer ...

The first-ever corneal stem-cell transplants in the U.S. proved feasible and safe, allowed patients to receive new corneas, and in some cases improved vision as a solo procedure, a small preliminary ...

To evaluate the relationship between central corneal thickness (CCT) and horizontal corneal diameter (HCD) in eyes with uveal coloboma and microcornea. All adult patients with uveal coloboma having ...

Cornea. The cornea is the most anterior and exposed portion of the eyeball. It is dome-shaped and normally transparent, allowing visibility of the iris and pupil, which are located approximately 3 mm ...

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.