The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A thorough slit lamp exam and corneal topography are required before cataract surgery to diagnose irregularities ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...

Marjan Farid, M.D. brings world renown anterior segment clinical expertise and established the first Center of Excellence expansion site at the University of California, Irvine James Mazzo brings over ...

Patient selection is vital for safety and management considerations and should be guided by the risk profile gathered from the elicited history, pre-operative tear and corneal function, and choice of ...

SS-1000 Casia Tomey Spectral-domain OCT 10 µm Prepares anterior and posterior corneal elevation maps and 3D images of the anterior segment SH Yoo is speaker/consultant for Carl Zeiss Meditec. The ...

Two types of laser surgery — photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis — are currently used to correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness. However, little is known about how ...

A new study comparing Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential ...

OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and a panel of experts examined a series of unusual ...

The Cornea Society has awarded Jonathan Lass, MD, the Castroviejo Medal, its highest honor. Dr. Lass, an ophthalmologist at University Hospitals Eye Institute at UH Cleveland Medical Center and ...