Corneal nerves in health and disease

Al Aqaba, Mouhamed A.; Dhillon, Virinder K.; Mohammed, Imran; Said, Dalia G.; Dua, Harminder S.

doi:10.1016/j.preteyeres.2019.05.003

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Cathelicidin-Derived Synthetic Peptide Improves Therapeutic Potential of Vancomycin Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2019)
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Mohammed, I., Said, D. G., Nubile, M., Mastropasqua, L., & Dua, H. S. (2019). Cathelicidin-Derived Synthetic Peptide Improves Therapeutic Potential of Vancomycin Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 2190. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02190

© Copyright © 2019 Mohammed, Said, Nubile, Mastropasqua and Dua. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide. A constant increase in multi-drug resistant PA strains have heightened the challenge of effectively mana... Read More about Cathelicidin-Derived Synthetic Peptide Improves Therapeutic Potential of Vancomycin Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

In vivo confocal microscopy features and clinicohistological correlation of limbal nerve corpuscles (2019)
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Al-Aqaba, M. A., Anis, F. S., Mohammed, I., Yapa, A. D. S., Amoaku, W. M., & Dua, H. S. S. (2019). In vivo confocal microscopy features and clinicohistological correlation of limbal nerve corpuscles. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-313199

Aims To describe the in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) features of human limbal nerve corpuscles (LNCs) and correlate these with the histological features. Methods We examined 40 eyes of 29 healthy living subjects (17 female, 12 male; mean age=47... Read More about In vivo confocal microscopy features and clinicohistological correlation of limbal nerve corpuscles.

Photoactivated chromophore for infectious keratitis – Corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL): A systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ting, D. S. J., Henein, C., Said, D. G., & Dua, H. S. (2019). Photoactivated chromophore for infectious keratitis – Corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL): A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ocular Surface, 17(4), 624-634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2019.08.006

Management of primary pterygium with intra-lesional injection of 5 flurouracil and bevacizumab (Avastin) (2019)
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Ghoz, N., Britton, J., Ross, A. R., Mohammed, I., Hogan, E., Said, D. G., & Dua, H. S. (2019). Management of primary pterygium with intra-lesional injection of 5 flurouracil and bevacizumab (Avastin). Eye, 33(11), 1776-1783. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-019-0493-0

Background To assess the efficacy of combined 5FU and Avastin injections in the treatment of primary pterygium Methods Sixteen eyes with primary pterygium received intralesional 5 fluorouracil and Avastin (2.5–5 mg) injections every 2 weeks... Read More about Management of primary pterygium with intra-lesional injection of 5 flurouracil and bevacizumab (Avastin).

Corneal nerves in health and disease (2019)
Journal Article
Al Aqaba, M. A., Dhillon, V. K., Mohammed, I., Said, D. G., & Dua, H. S. (2019). Corneal nerves in health and disease. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 73, Article 100762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2019.05.003

The cornea is the most sensitive structure in the human body. Corneal nerves adapt to maintain transparency and contribute to corneal health by mediating tear secretion and protective reflexes and provide trophic support to epithelial and stromal cel... Read More about Corneal nerves in health and disease.