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Cornea transplants transform lives (billingsgazette.com top headlines)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:44:40 GMT

It was some time before Rodger Logan decided to write the letters, and then he had to figure out how to compose them. What do you say to the people who are seeing the world through your late wife's eyes? ...

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New Artificial Cornea Shows Promise (WebMD)

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers from Stanford University have developed an artificial cornea, which they say could make cornea transplants involving donors a thing of the past and help millions of blind people see again.

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Younger and Older Cornea Transplants Work Well (Red Orbit )

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:34 GMT

By Lauran Neergaard \Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Older corneas seem to transplant as well as younger ones, says a major new study that promises to expand the age of cornea donation to 75. It may sound surprising.

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Younger and older cornea transplants work well (Deseret Morning News)

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:07:10 GMT

Corneal transplants using tissue from older donors have similar success rates to those from younger donors, according to five-year data from a national study that included the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah.

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Old as good as young for cornea transplants (Globe and Mail)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:31:55 GMT

Donation age may rise to 75 after study finds transplants survive equally well over five years

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Older Corneas Successful in Transplant (Red Orbit )

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Cornea transplants with tissue from older donors are just as successful as those from younger ones, according to a national five-year study by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Marc A.

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Cornea Transplants: Older Donors OK (WebMD)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Excellent results with corneas from older donors up to age 75 mean 20% to 35% more corneas for transplant, a major study shows.

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Under the laser instead of the blade (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:05:00 GMT

While cornea transplants aren't new, laser technology is just beginning to be used to precisely shape donor and recipient corneas before transplant to speed healing. But few eye surgeons are sure the extra cost is worth it.

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Laser techniques are introduced to cornea surgery (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:15:00 GMT

While cornea transplants aren't new, laser technology is just beginning to be used to precisely shape donor and recipient corneas prior to transplant to speed healing. But few eye surgeons are sure the extra cost is worth it.

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AMO Recall Update: Contact Lens Solution Users Across America Continue To Suffer Eye Infections Requiring Corneal Transplant Surgery (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:09:00 GMT

... or she suffered vision loss due to Acanthamoeba keratitis, an extremely painful infection of the cornea that can result in blindness, from using AMO's Complete MoisturePlus Multi Purpose contact lens solution. The plaintiffs are residents of Los Angeles and Mission Viejo, California; Cheshire, Connecticut; Asheville and Greensboro, North Carolina; Derry, New Hampshire; and Azle, Houston...

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Texas Corneal Transplant Patient Files Lawsuit Against Advanced Medical Optics For ''Unbearable Pain'' and Permanent Vision Loss In Contact Lens Solution Recall Litigation (Business Wire)

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:31:00 GMT

... suffered permanent vision loss due to Acanthamoeba keratitis, a extremely painful infection of the cornea, from use of AMO’s Complete MoisturePlus Multi Purpose contact lens solution. “The infestation in my left eye destroyed my cornea. I had to administer drops in my eye for a year,” explained Wooten. “At first I had to administer the drops every hour around the clock. It took twenty...

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