Bacillus cereus infection after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplastySamar K Basak
Cornea Department, Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India
Cornea 31:1068-70. 2012
..To report the first case of Bacillus cereus keratitis leading to panophthalmitis in a patient operated for combined Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) and phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation...
Descemet stripping and endothelial keratoplasty in endothelial dysfunctions: three-month results in 75 eyesSamar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 56:291-6. 2008
..To analyze the results of Descemet stripping and endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) in the first consecutive 75 cases...
- Ocular toxicity by latex of Calotropis procera (Sodom apple)
Samar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, West Bengal, Kolkata 700 120, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 57:232-4. 2009
..001). The latex of Calotropis procera causes significant ocular morbidity which may be preventable by simple health education. The long-term effect on corneal endothelium has to be studied further...
- Keratouveitis caused by Euphorbia plant sap
Samar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 57:311-3. 2009
..People who handle Euphorbia plants should wear eye protection. It is always advisable to ask the patient to bring a sample of the plant for identification...
Epidemiological and microbiological diagnosis of suppurative keratitis in Gangetic West Bengal, eastern IndiaSamar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospital and Research Centre, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal 700 120, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 53:17-22. 2005
..To determine the epidemiological pattern and risk factors involved in suppurative corneal ulceration in Gangetic West Bengal, eastern India, and to identify the specific microbial agents responsible for corneal infections...
- Persistent corneal edema secondary to presumed dead adult filarial worm in the anterior chamber
Samar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, West Bengal, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 55:67-9. 2007
..Two of them were initially diagnosed as descemet's fold with corneal edema. Two patients underwent penetrating keratoplasty and in one case, surgical removal was partly possible with clearing of cornea...
- Modulation of matrix metalloproteinase activity by EDTA prevents posterior capsular opacification
Sarbani Hazra
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India
Mol Vis 18:1701-11. 2012
..To evaluate the effect of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on posterior capsular opacification (PCO) of rabbits and to assess its effect on intraocular tissues...
- Low endothelial cell count and clear corneal grafts
Samar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospital and Research Centre, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 52:151-3. 2004
..The critical limit of the endothelial cell count for corneal decompensation is thought to be 700 cells/mm2. This communication reports 13 cases of clear corneal graft with endothelial cell count below 700 cells/mm2...
- Intravitreal live Gnathostoma spinigerum
Samar K Basak
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Indian J Ophthalmol 52:57-8. 2004
..Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of intravitreal gnathostomiasis, where the worm was removed live and intact by pars plana vitrectomy...
