Jun Shimazaki

..To determine the efficacy of using same-size donor grafts for keratoconus patients with axial myopia...

..To describe the development of presumed immune-mediated stromal rejection after automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty (ALTK) and its reversal after initiation of intensive topical corticosteroid therapy...

..To describe the immunohistochemical and electron microscopic characteristics of retrocorneal scrolls in syphilitic interstitial keratitis...

..To determine the barrier function and cytologic features of ocular surface epithelium after autologous cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation in a prospective observational study...

..This article reviews enzymes as an intraoperative adjunctive agent in vitrectomy...

..To analyze the predisposing factors for the development of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis (EFE) for its early diagnosis and treatment...

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..To report the efficacy of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a source of feeder cells for the cultivation of transplantable corneal epithelial cell sheets...

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..To determine the growth potential of p63-positive cell clusters maintained in human limbal epithelial sheets...

..To evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment for conjunctivochalasis using the Tear Film Stability Analysis System...

..To characterize corneal epithelial cells separated from limbus in vivo by transplantation of a stainless steel ring with or without creating a defect inside the ring...

..Patients with long-standing disease were found to be more prone to neovascularization. For this reason, early surgery may lead to a better surgical outcome...

..To report phenotypic analysis of epithelia before and following cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation (CLET) for eyes with limbal stem cell deficiency...

..To analyze factors influencing clinical outcomes in cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation (CLET)...

..To evaluate and grade the extent and severity of chronic ocular manifestations in Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)...

..To clarify meibomian gland (MG) alterations in atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) patients and compare the findings with obstructive MG dysfunction (MGD) patients and control subjects using in vivo confocal microscopy (CM)...

..To compare the clinical results of cultivated oral mucosal epithelial cell sheet transplantation (COMET) of substrate-free sheets with those of COMET of amniotic membrane (AM)-based sheets...

..Corneal epithelialization on PVA-AM in rabbit corneas improved over PVA-COL, suggesting the possibility of using PVA-AM as a biocompatible hybrid material for keratoprosthesis...

..To estimate the incidence of and investigate possible risk factors for postkeratoplasty atopic sclerokeratitis in keratoconus patients undergoing keratoplasty...

..To investigate the tear and ocular surface findings between controls, children, and adults with atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC)...

..To investigate the effect of grade 3 nasal conjunctivochalasis (NCCh) on the tear film inflammation, ocular surface findings, and tear function findings...

..To investigate barrier function of cultivated limbal and oral mucosal epithelial sheets...

..To elucidate the status of the conjunctival inflammation in atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) using laser scanning confocal microscopy and compare the relevant findings with conjunctival brush cytology in a prospective controlled study...

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..To compare the therapeutic outcomes after deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLKP) and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in patients with lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) and macular corneal dystrophy (MCD)...

..To investigate the presence of epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) in rabbit and human conjunctival epithelium and to test the effects of topical amiloride, a potassium-sparing diuretic that blocks the ENaC, on tear quantity in rabbits...

..CONCLUSIONS: Presumed limbal graft rejection occurred in approximately 13% of cases after KLAL. Suppression of the immune reaction remains a key to success in KLAL...

..To investigate the clinical features of spontaneous lacrimal punctal occlusion (SLPO) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)...

..To determine whether epithelial-mesenchymal transition is involved in the development of corneal subepithelial fibrosis (pannus)...

..Duplex feeder sheets also produced significantly more secondary colonies than cells dissociated from single layer sheets, suggesting that the duplex feeder system produces transplantable sheets with a higher yield of progenitor cells...

..To evaluate the long-term outcome of cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation (COMET) in treatment of eyes with total limbal stem cell deficiency...

..The relationship between DM perforations and pseudoanterior chamber formation also was studied...

..Immunologic rejection remains a major cause of graft failure in high-risk corneal transplantation. This study was conducted to elucidate the efficacy and safety of systemic cyclosporine (CsA) in high-risk corneal transplantation...

..To describe tear function, mucin alterations, and ocular surface disorder in patients with atopic diseases...

..The new warm moist air device seems to be a safe and promising alternative in the treatment of MGD...

..To prospectively compare the safety and efficacy of deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLKP) and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP)...

..To study the association between surgical approach and postoperative results in chemical and thermal burns of the cornea...

..To describe 6 eyes with severe firework-related ocular surface injuries that were treated by limbal stem cell transplantation combined with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT)...

..The mean length of the male's MG ducts in the lower eyelid was significantly longer than that of the females (P=.03). These results indicate that morphometric analysis using NIM may be useful for assessing ocular surface conditions...

..The aim of the present study was to examine the efficacy and safety of long-term use of corticosteroid eye drops after PKP in a randomized, clinical trial...

..5% moxifloxacin, 0.3% gatifloxacin, and 0.5% levofloxacin in the corneal tissue and aqueous humor after topical instillation in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty...

..Further refinements in surgical and biologic technology may take the limits of corneal regenerative medicine to new horizons...

..To analyze risk factors of traumatic wound rupture after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK)...

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..To evaluate the surgical outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with a low preoperative corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) and analyze factors affecting the prognosis...

..To investigate the relation between visual function, clinical findings, and visual symptoms in Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and to compare the results with Sjögren syndrome (SS) patients and normal subjects...

..To demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of using viscoadaptive viscoelastics in deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLKP) for keratoconus...

..To evaluate the influence of amniotic membrane on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement with the Tono-Pen...

..To investigate the contribution of posterior corneal surfaces to higher-order aberrations (HOAs) of the cornea, optical quality, and visual acuity after keratoplasty...

..To study changes in the lid margin and meibomian glands and their association with aging, sex, and tear function...

..To evaluate the correlation of functional visual acuity (FVA) measurement with ocular surface findings in patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)...

..To prospectively evaluate clinical and visual results of running suture adjustment after keratoplasty...

..To report an unusual case of a spontaneously dislocated crystalline lens into the anterior chamber that was successfully treated...

..Visual acuity improved from hand motion to 20/200. Microkeratome-assisted phacoemulsification is a safe technique for cataract patients with diseases of the ocular surface...

..To demonstrate the efficacy and safety of deep lamellar keratoplasty(DLKP) in the treatment of corneal opacity in severe ocular surface disease...

..To evaluate an outbreak of infectious keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) at a single laser center in Japan...

..Our study demonstrates the usefulness of the Eye Warmer for the treatment of MGD...

..To present the efficacy of performing deep lamellar keratoplasty as an emergency measure following perforation of the cornea...

..To identify soluble factors selectively secreted by limbal fibroblasts as possible regulators of limbal basal epithelium...

..The possible mechanisms of this treatment are improvement of tear stability as a result of lipid spreading, ease of meibum expression, prevention of tear evaporation, and the lubricating effect of the oil eye drops...

..To study the effect of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) combined with either limbal autograft transplantation (LAT) or conjunctival autograft transplantation (CAT) in recurrent pterygium...

..To investigate the short-term results of Descemet's stripping and automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) for endothelial dysfunction...

..To evaluate the effects of a lipophilic analog of superoxide dismutase in the treatment of persistent epithelial defects of the cornea...

..To present the results of a national survey on bullous keratopathy (BK) in Japan...

..Stage 1c eyes were below ECO(2.0) and had a decrease rate as high as FCD. CONCLUSIONS. This mathematical model can be used to predict the prognosis of patients with primary guttata cornea...

..To report the clinical course in accidental exposure of the cornea to antiseptic solutions in 3 cases...

..He developed wound dehiscence with corneal stromal melting due to recurrence of stromal herpes in both the donor and recipient sites. "AM roll-in filling technique" and AM patching were performed...

..Moreover, air in the anterior chamber can be used as an indicator of successful Descemet membrane separation as air is shifted to the periphery with creation of the big bubble...

..Furthermore, the epithelium-PVA-COL composite was suturable in the rabbit cornea, suggesting the possibility of using PVA-COL as a biocompatible material for keratoprosthesis...

..To report one successful case of conjunctival-limbal allograft for the treatment of a severe ocular surface disorder...

..This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of limbal stem cell transplantation (LSCT) for the treatment of GDD...

..To determine the efficacy of planned secondary cataract surgery after keratoplasty...

..The present study was aimed to establish the predicting factors influencing the survival period of patients at prostate-specific antigen (PSA) relapse (entering the hormone refractory state)...

..To evaluate the efficacy of a new Orgahexa eye warmer mask for patients with simple meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective comparative study...

..This single-center, case-controlled study was conducted to show the efficacy and safety of corneal transplantation using corneas from foreign donors...

..To describe the ocular surface and tear function findings in premature and term babies...