Cornea and External Disease

Nasolacrimal stimulation of aqueous tear production.
Gupta A, Heigle T, Pflugfelder SC
Cornea 1997 Nov;16(6):645-648
Cocaine in one nostril decreased tearing by 33% as measured by Schirmer I, but it was a bilateral decrease...

Transplantation of the autologous submandibular gland for most severe cases of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Geerling G, Sieg P, Bastian GO, Laqua H
Ophthalmol 1998 Feb;105(2):327-335
A potential treatment which needs refinement but is truly promising.

Successful treatment of recurrent corneal intraepithelial neoplasia with topical mitomycin C.
Tseng SH, Tsai YY, Chen FK
Cornea 1997 Sep;16(5):595-597
A case report.

Epithelial growth within the lamellar interface after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
Helena MC, Meisler D, Wilson SE
Cornea 1997 May;16(3):300-305
An unusual but possible complication.

Topical cyclosporin A in the management of postkeratoplasty glaucoma.
Perry HD, Donnenfeld ED, Kanellopoulos AJ, Grossman GA
Cornea 1997 May;16(3):284-288
This pilot study shows cyclosporin A may be useful but there are still unanswered questions.

Platinum spatula versus Mini-tip Culturette in culturing bacterial keratitis.
Epley KD, Katz HR, Herling I, Lasky JB
Cornea 1998 Jan;17(1):74-78
They both work.

Scleritis-associated Uveitis
Sainz de la Maza, Foster, Jabbur
Ophthalmology 1997;104:58-63
The ocular prognosis is worse for scleritis patients with anterior uveitis.

Therapeutic Lamellar Keratectomy in the Management of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Keratitis Refractory to Medical Treatments
Tseng SH; Hsiao WC
Cornea, 1995 Mar, 14:2, 161-6
Lamellar keratectomy with antibiotics is successful in the treatment of nonTB mycobacterium keratitis.

Comparison of Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution 0.3% to Fortified Tobramycin-Cefazolin in Treating Bacterial Corneal Ulcers
Hyndiuk RA and the Ciprofloxacin Bacterial Keratitis Study Group
Ophthalmology, Nov 1996;103(11):1854-1861

TRANSPLANTATION OF CORNEAL TISSUE FROM DONORS WITH DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Hogan RN. Cavanagh HD.
Cornea. 14(6):547-553, 1995 Nov.

Achieving Emmetropia in Extremely Short Eyes with Two Piggyback Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses
Holladay JT, Gills JP, Leidlein J, Cherchio M
Ophthalmology, July 1996;103:1118-1123

SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CORNEAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL PATHOGENS TO CIPROFLOXACIN
Knauf HP. Silvany R. Southern PM. Risser RC. Wilson SE.
Cornea. 15(1):66-71, 1996 Jan.

Primary Corneal Graft Failure: A National Reporting System
Wilhelmus KR, Stulting RD, Sugar J, Khan MM.
Arch Ophthalmol 113(12):1497-1502, 1995

Analysis of 100 Explanted One-piece and Three-piece Silicone Intraocular Lenses
Auffarth GU, Wilcox M, Sims JCR, Mccabe C, Wesendahl TA and Apple DJ.
Ophthalmology , 102(8):1144-1150, 1995 Aug.

The Indications for and Outcome in Pediatric Keratoplasty: A Multicenter Study
Dana MR, Moyes AL, Schaumberg DA, Laibson PR, Holland EJ, Sugar A, Sugar J.
Ophthalmology , vol 102(8);1129-1137, August 1995.

Allograft Conjunctival Transplantation for Bilateral Surface Ocular Surface Disorders.
Kwitko S, Marinho D, Barcaro S, Bocaccio F, Rymer S, Fernandes S, and Neuman J.
Ophthalmology , July 1995;102(7):1020-1025

Cataract in Adults: Management of Functional Impairment
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services