Current and emerging therapies for corneal neovascularization

D Roshandel, M Eslani, A Baradaran-Rafii… - The ocular …, 2018 - Elsevier
The cornea is unique because of its complete avascularity. Corneal neovascularization
(CNV) can result from a variety of etiologies including contact lens wear; corneal infections; …

Current and upcoming therapies for ocular surface chemical injuries

A Baradaran-Rafii, M Eslani, Z Haq, E Shirzadeh… - The ocular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chemical injuries frequently result in vision loss, disfigurement, and challenging ocular
surface complications. Acute interventions are directed at decreasing the extent of the injury …

Subconjunctival injectable dendrimer-dexamethasone gel for the treatment of corneal inflammation

U Soiberman, SP Kambhampati, T Wu, MK Mishra… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Corneal inflammation is often encountered as a key pathological event in many corneal
diseases. Current treatments involve topical corticosteroids which require frequent …

[HTML][HTML] Up-to-date molecular medicine strategies for management of ocular surface neovascularization

Y Yang, J Zhong, D Cui, LD Jensen - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocular surface neovascularization and its resulting pathological changes significantly alter
corneal refraction and obstruct light path to the retina, and hence is a major cause of vision …

[HTML][HTML] Drp1-dependent mitochondrial fission mediates corneal injury induced by alkali burn

K Zhang, MY Guo, QG Li, XH Wang, YY Wan… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corneal alkali burn, one of the most serious ophthalmic emergencies, is difficult to be cured
by conservative treatments. It is well known that oxidative stress, inflammation and …

Comprehensive modeling of corneal alkali injury in the rat eye

H Choi, C Phillips, JY Oh, EM Stock, DK Kim… - Current eye …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To characterize the molecular, clinical, and histopathological profiles in the rat
cornea after alkali injury over a 21-day period. Methods: Alkali injury was induced in one eye …

Research models of sulfur mustard-and nitrogen mustard-induced ocular injuries and potential therapeutics

N Mishra, R Agarwal - Experimental eye research, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a notorious, bifunctional alkylating vesicant that was first used in
warfare during World War I in 1917 and since then has been deployed in numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic effects of an anti-IL-6 antibody in fungal keratitis: Macrophage inhibition and T cell subset regulation

L Peng, J Zhong, Y **ao, B Wang, S Li, Y Deng… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune modulation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of fungal keratitis (FK).
However, the immune cell-mediated processes linking the innate immune response to the …

Propagation of limbal stem cells on polycaprolactone and polycaprolactone/gelatin fibrous scaffolds and transplantation in animal model

F Sanie-Jahromi, M Eghtedari, E Mirzaei… - BioImpacts …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: This study was conducted to compare the effect of nanofibrous
polycaprolactone (PCL) and PCL/gelatin (PCL/Gel) on limbal epithelial stem cell (LESC) …

Differential expression of corneal and limbal cytokines and chemokines throughout the clinical course of sulfur mustard induced ocular injury in the rabbit model

V Horwitz, S Dachir, M Cohen, H Gutman… - Experimental Eye …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The sight threatening sulfur mustard (SM) induced ocular injury presents specific
symptoms for each clinical stage. The acute injury develops in all of the exposed eyes and is …