Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This is a case of a dense corneal herpetic scar with corneal tissue compromise and an indented “divot.” It could ...

Stem cells from the dental pulp of wisdom teeth can be coaxed to become cells of the eye's cornea and could one day be used to repair corneal scarring due to infection or injury, according to ...

Corneal scarring can be caused by complications from lasik surgery, by infections that develop under contact lenses or by accidents. In general, the recommended approach to repairing corneal scarring, ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own ...

The 2003 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 4-9, 2003. There were 5246 presentations -- over 1000 more than were ...

In cases of severe ocular trauma involving the cornea, wound healing occurs following intervention, but at the cost of opaque scar tissue formation and damaged vision. Recent research has shown that ...

Stromal (mesenchymal) stem cells from patients' own eyes may replace corneal transplants, suggests a study published in the December 10 issue of Science Translational Medicine. Sayan Basu, MD, from L.

Entod Pharmaceuticals has developed the world's first losartan eye drops to manage corneal scarring. It is still in clinical trials. Once approved, it could reduce preventable vision loss and the need ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Birth injuries to the eye occur due to placement of the forceps blade across the globe and orbit, leading to ...

Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, also known as mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP), is an autoimmune disease that can cause scarring in the conjunctiva of your eyes. The conjunctiva is the inside lining of ...