Preclinical testing of small diameter Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts to increase tissue availability. by Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill, Alina Miron, Jessica T Lie, Isabel Dapena, Silke Oellerich, Gerrit R J Melles

“…Endothelial cell density (ECD), determined in the eye bank on seventeen grafts, showed an average decrease from 2413 (±189) cells/mm2 before to 2240 (±413) cells/mm2 after preparation. …”
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Early Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Availability of Cornea Donors: Warnings and Recommendations by Toro M, Choragiewicz T, Posarelli C, Figus M, Rejdak R

“…The Guidelines of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations (GAEBA) and European Association of Tissue Banks provide useful recommendations to eliminate the risk of transmission according to previous experiences based on similar viruses.Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, keratoplasty, transplant, ophthalmology, RT-PCR blood test, chest CT scan…”
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37 Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK): 10-year clinical outcomes and graft survival by Lamis Baydoun, Silke Oellerich, Gerrit RJ Melles, Viridiana Kocaba, Jacqueline van der Wees, Louise De Herdt, Indrè Vasiliauskaitė, Korine van Dijk

P16-A111 Factors affecting the density of corneal endothelial cell cultures obtained from donor corneas by Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari, Vanessa Barbaro, Marina Bertolin, Mikhail Tsurkan, Sarah Tsurkan, Simone Arndt

Stromal peeling for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in a post-penetrating keratoplasty eye with hematocornea by Vincenzo Scorcia, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Marco Pellegrini, Davide Camposampiero, Diego Ponzin, Angeli Christy Yu, Massimo Busin

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Microscopic corneal epithelial changes and clinical outcomes in simple limbal epithelial transplantation surgery after treatment with amniotic membrane eye drops (AMED): A case rep... by Erika Bonacci, Raphael Kilian, Clara Rizzo, Alessandra De Gregorio, Francesca Bosello, Adriano Fasolo, Diego Ponzin, Giorgio Marchini, Emilio Pedrotti

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Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty - Complication and management of a single case for tissue preparation and graft size linked to post-op descemetorhexis disparity by Mohit Parekh, Alessandro Ruzza, Abigail Kaye, Bernhard Steger, Stephen B. Kaye, Vito Romano

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P19-A118 Bowman layer onlay: preparation and transplantation (BLOT) by Isabel Dapena, Silke Oellerich, Maloeke de Jong, Gerrit RJ Melles, Viridiana Kocaba, Jacqueline van der Wees, Esther A Groeneveld-van Beek, Lydia van der Star, Paulina Bylewska

Author Correction: RNA-Seq analysis and comparison of corneal epithelium in keratoconus and myopia patients by Jingjing You, Susan M. Corley, Li Wen, Chris Hodge, Roland Höllhumer, Michele C. Madigan, Marc R. Wilkins, Gerard Sutton

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P20-A129 An innovative wound healing method reveals a donor and post-mortem time-dependent regeneration of corneal epithelium by Stefano Ferrari, Vanessa Barbaro, Ilaria Zorzi, Elisa Fasolo, Jana D’amato Tothova, Umberto Rodella, Filippo Bonelli

Changing trends in corneal graft surgery: a ten-year review by Ugo de Sanctis, Camilla Alovisi, Luigi Bauchiero, Guido Caramello, Gianfranco Girotto, Claudio Panico, Luisa Vinai, Federico Genzano, Antonio Amoroso, Federico Grignolo

“…METHODS: The surgical reports of corneal grafts performed during 2002-2011, using tissues supplied by the Eye Bank of Piedmont (Italy), were reviewed retrospectively. …”
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David Kasner, MD, and the Road to Pars Plana Vitrectomy by Christopher F. Blodi

“…David Kasner, MD (1927–2001), used his extensive dissections of eye bank eyes and experiences in teaching cataract surgery to resident physicians to realize that excision of vitreous when present in the anterior chamber of eyes undergoing cataract surgery was preferable to prior intraoperative procedures. …”
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Professional Standards in Cell and Tissue Processing by Jeanne V. Linden, Thomas J. Favreau

“…Several organizations, including the American Association of Tissue Banks and the Eye Bank Association of America, have accreditation programs for member institutions. …”
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Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Corneal Wound Repair by Regulating Inflammation and Angiogenesis by Gabriele Saccu, Valeria Menchise, Chiara Gai, Marina Bertolin, Stefano Ferrari, Cristina Giordano, Marta Manco, Walter Dastrù, Emanuela Tolosano, Benedetta Bussolati, Enzo Calautti, Giovanni Camussi, Fiorella Altruda, Sharmila Fagoonee

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Risk factors, management, and outcomes of Acanthamoeba keratitis: A retrospective analysis of 110 cases by Brittni A. Scruggs, Tyler S. Quist, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Jorge L. Salinas, Mark A. Greiner

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Cataract extraction after inadvertent Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy in a phakic eye by Majid Moshirfar, Alyson N Tukan, Nour Bundogji

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Donor-transmitted melanoma after limbal stem cell transplantation by Anas Alsara, Muhammad Rafi

“…We are reporting a case of a patient who developed an ocular melanoma after she had limbal stem cell transplantation from a donor with history of melanoma. After this case, Eye Bank Association of America updated the donor criteria to exclude donors with any history of melanoma.…”
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P12-A107 Porcine cornea ex vivo model as an alternative to human donor tissues for investigating new preservation conditions by Laura Giurgola, Claudio Gatto, Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari, Eugenio Ragazzi, Orietta Rossi, Lorenzo Bosio, Jana D’amato Tothova, Umberto Rodella, Stefano Ciciliot

Absence of lateral palpebral raphe in Caucasians by Lucy Goold, Hirohiko Kakizaki, Raman Malhotra, Dinesh Selva

“…Lucy Goold1, Hirohiko Kakizaki1,2,3, Raman Malhotra3, Dinesh Selva11South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology and Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan; 3Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United KingdomAbstract: Classical anatomical teaching reports the presence of the lateral palpebral raphe formed at the union in the preseptal and orbital parts of the orbicularis oculi muscle, or by the tendon adhering these to the underlying zygomatic bone. …”
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Risks Posed to Corneal Transplant Recipients by COVID-19-Affected Donors by Jordan D. Desautels, Majid Moshirfar, Tanisha Martheswaran, Kathryn M. Shmunes, Yasmyne C. Ronquillo

“…Current recommendations from the United States and global eye bank associations call for the outright avoidance of tissues from donors recently infected with or exposed to COVID-19. …”
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