Human corneal endothelium is characterized by a low regenerative capacity, mainly because
of a low mitotic activity, and therefore complete regeneration of the endothelial layer after …

AIMS/BACKGROUND: Uveitis, an intraocular inflammatory disease, is a significant cause of
visual impairment. It is not known how many patients with uveitis will retain visual acuity and …

AIM To establish recommendations for long term ophthalmological follow up of prematurely
born infants. METHODS 130 infants with a gestational age (GA) <37 weeks and born …

AIMS To investigate the efficacy of azithromycin in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis.
METHODS 11 immunocompetent patients with ocular toxoplasmosis were treated with …

Endothelial wound repair was studied in 85 organ-cultured human corneas classed in
Groups I-IV by means of a combined silver stain, nuclear stain, and autoradiography after …

PURPOSE: Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), a major mitogen and chemoattractant, is
a dimeric molecule of disulfide-bonded A and/or B polypeptide chains (PDGF-AA/AB/BB). …

Paired human donor corneas (age, 73+/-12 yr), preserved in organ culture medium, were
used to evaluate the effect of human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) on endothelial wound …

PURPOSE: To determine the dose response of human recombinant basic fibroblast growth
factor (bFGF) on mitogenic activity, and the supplementary role of serum in cultured bovine …

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) on endothelial
wound healing of organ-cultured human corneas. METHODS: The endothelia of paired …

AIM To study the value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, to detect viral DNA in
recipient corneal buttons taken at the time of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in patients with …