2022
Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with COL8A2-associated corneal dystrophy
Dzhaber D, Fliotsos MJ, Abousy M, Kancherla S, Siadati S, Eberhart CG, Gottsch JD, Eghrari AO. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with COL8A2-associated corneal dystrophy. American Journal Of Ophthalmology Case Reports 2022, 26: 101544. PMID: 35540705, PMCID: PMC9079234, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDescemet membrane endothelial keratoplastyCentral corneal thicknessEndothelial keratoplastyVisual acuityCorneal thicknessCorneal dystrophyPostoperative central corneal thicknessFirst postoperative yearTertiary academic centerExcellent visual acuityDecades of lifeCorneal endothelial dystrophyAnterior corneal changesPostoperative yearBullous keratopathyCorneal changesCorneal edemaManifest refractionThin corneasCorneal hazeChronic oedemaSpherical equivalentRefractive errorRefractive shiftEndothelial dystrophy
2020
Corneal thinning and cornea guttata in patients with mutations in TGFB2
Eghrari AO, Rasooly MM, Fliotsos MJ, Kinard J, Odozor O, Cunningham D, Bishop RJ, Guerrerio AL, Frischmeyer-Guerrerio PA. Corneal thinning and cornea guttata in patients with mutations in TGFB2. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology 2020, 55: 336-341. PMID: 32307099, PMCID: PMC8049842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoeys-Dietz syndrome type 4Corneal thinningCorneal thicknessCornea guttataType 4Observational cohort studyTertiary care settingComprehensive ophthalmic examinationSlit-lamp biomicroscopyCentral corneal thicknessCohort studyVisual acuityOphthalmic examinationPhenotype-genotype correlationClinical evaluationRefractive errorClinical assessmentCare settingsSpecular microscopyAnimal modelsYounger ageAxial lengthPathogenic mutationsTGFB2Human genome-wide association studies