Research Articles
View some of the latest research and breakthroughs articles for corneal dystrophy.
In the title of her article1 published in the journal Cornea in 2022, Dr. Kathryn Colby poses an important question regarding the contemporary and emerging treatment of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD): “Descemet Stripping ...
Fuchs’ dystrophy is the most common diagnosis resulting in endothelial keratoplasty (EK), either DSAEK or DMEK, with the latter being an exact diseased tissue replacement These 2 procedures have been transformative, but progress ...
New Phase 2 Data for TTHX1114 Presented at World Cornea Congress for Corneal Dystrophies presented by Francis Price, Jr. MDTrefoil Therapeutics announced Phase 2 study data from its STORM clinical trial about a new approach to ...
The wait is over. In many states across the country, individuals other than front-line healthcare workers are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Here at the University of Iowa, we’ve been inundated with phone calls from ...
TTHX-1114: Engineered Growth Factor Has Potential to Treat Corneal Endothelial DeficienciesThe current standard of care for Fuchs and corneal endothelial dystrophies focuses on increasing the number and function of corneal ...
Here’s the take-home message: The average corneal transplant recipient is not at increased risk for contracting COVID-19 because of their corneal transplants’ steroid eye drops. Let me walk you through why. There are 3 issues to ...
Preface:I wrote the original draft of this to help my patients with Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy better understand their disease and their therapeutic options. In 2018, one of my patients asked whether I’d be willing to publish it ...
You might have heard the terms “aberrations” or “high-order aberrations”, but what are they, and do you need to worry about them? Simply put, “aberrations” are the different types of refractive error that an individual might have. ...
What we typically call “Dry Eyes” is really more accurately described as “Dysfunctional Tear Film”. People with this condition may have no symptoms at all or may experience a variety of conditions which may give us irritated, dry ...
Bob: Dr. Terry thank you for giving us some of your valuable time with this interview. All of us at the Corneal Dystrophy Foundation and Fuchs Friends appreciate it very much.Dr. Terry: Thanks, Bob. It is a pleasure for me to do ...
We are always looking for better ways to correct the visual difficulties of patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy. In fact, that is why we helped pioneer the evolution of corneal transplants from full thickness grafts (penetrating ...
Fuchs’ (fooks) endothelial dystrophy is a problem that affects the corneal endothelium’s smoothness and its pumping function.Endothelial cells in individuals with Fuchs’ are intermixed with abnormal cobblestone-like bumps called ...
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