Advances in Corneal Research, 1997
Selected Transactions of the World Congress on the Cornea IV

Ocular Surface, Lids, Tears: The Evolution of Lid Margin Changes in Blepharitis, A.J. Bron, J.M. Tiffany. Corneal Transplantation and Eye Banking: Stromal Hydrodelamination Technique in Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty with Complete Removal of Pathologic Stroma, J.Sugita. Corneal Stroma and Endothelium: An Update on Corneal Hydration Control, J. Fischbarg, D.M. Maurice. Refractive Surgery I: Corneal Tattooing to Treat Glare Symptoms Following Radial Keratotomy, G.J. Florakis et al. Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, and Genetics: Wound Healing Modulators in Tear Fluid T. Tervo, M. Vesaluoma. Contact Lenses: The Effect of Contact Lenses on the Conjunctiva P.C. Donshik. Microbial Keratitis-Viral: The Biology and Pathology of Varicella Zoster Virus in the Ganglion, T.J. Liesegang. Keratoconus: The Case for Eye Rubbing as the Major Cause of Keratoconus, J.H. Krachmer. Non-Microbial Keratitis and Immunology: Abstracts of Conference Presentations. World Corneal Health: Childhood Keratitis: Epidemiological and Microbiological Study, A. Panda et al. Microbial Keratitis-Non-Viral: Refractive Surgery II: 38 additional articles. Index.

Session I. Ocular Surface, Lids, Tears.- 1. The Evolution of Lid Margin Changes in Blepharitis.- 2. Immunology and Therapy of Marginal Ulceration as a Complication of Chronic Blepharitis Due to S. aureus.- 3. Meibomian Marginal Dimples: Clinical Indicants of Reactive Pathogenic Processes.- 4. Developing the Optimal Artificial Tear.- 5. Barrier Function of Ocular Surface Epithelium.- 6. Clinical Assessment of Conjunctival Damage and Tear Film Stability in Drug-Induced Epithelial Keratopathy.- 7. Corneal Epithelial Rejection after Allograft Conjunctival Transplantation for Limbal Papilloma: A Case Report.- 8. Automated Extraction of Morphological and Morphometric Characteristics of the Conjunctival Vasculature.- 9. Impression Cytology of the Conjunctiva in AIDS Patients: Goblet and Orange Cells Analysis.- 10. Response of the Ocular Surface to Histamine.- 11. Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Filamentary Keratitis Associated with Corneal Occlusion by Lids.- 12. Clinical Uses of Human Amniotic Membrane for Ocular Surface Diseases.- 13. Differential Diagnosis between Corneal Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Conjunctival Epithelial Invasion by Impression Cytology.- 14. Frozen Section Guided Lamello-Lamellar Sclerokeratoplasty in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Conjunctiva and Cornea.- Session II. Corneal Transplantation and Eye Banking.- 15. Stromal Hydrodelamination Technique in Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty with Complete Removal of Pathologic Stroma.- 16. Indications and Results of Keratoplasty “A Chaud”.- 17. Langerhans Cells in the Recipient Cornea as Prognostic Indicator in Corneal Transplantation.- 18. Tampa Trephine Penetrating Keratoplasty: Results of the First 35 Cases.- 19. Penetrating Keratoplasty for Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy: An Indian Experience.- 20. PenetratingKeratoplasty for Bullous Keratopathy after Argon Laser Iridotomy.- 21. Intraoperative Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Cornea Transplant Surgery.- 22. Surgical Treatment of Castroviejo Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome.- 23. Postoperative Endophthalmitis and Intraocular Vancomycin.- Session III. Corneal Stroma and Endothelium.- 24. An Update on Corneal Hydration Control.- 25. Corneal Viscoelasticity Spectra as a Result of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis.- 26. Morphologic and Functional Evaluation of the Human Corneal Endothelium.- Sessions IV and XII. Refractive Surgery.- 27. Corneal Tattooing to Treat Glare Symptoms following Radial Keratotomy.- 28. Refractive Results for the Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser Using a New Algorithmic Correction in 482 Eyes.- 29. Patient Motivation in PRK and Contact Lenses: Is PRK Only for Contact Lens Failures?.- 30. Excimer Laser for Correction of Myopic Astigmatism after Penetrating Keratoplasty.- 31. Phototherapeutic Keratectomy for the Treatment of Persistent Epithelial Defect.- 32. Corneal Endothelial Morphology and Barrier Function following Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy.- Session V. Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, and Genetics.- 33. Wound Healing Modulators in Tear Fluid.- 34. Essential Role of a Protein Kinase C (PKC) Signal Transduction System in Corneal Epithelial Migration.- 35. Stromal-Epithelial Interactions in the Cornea.- 36. Regulatory Mechanism of Procollagenase Synthesis by Keratocytes.- 37. Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Gene Expression Program for Corneal Repair.- Session VI. Contact Lenses.- 38. The Effect of Contact Lenses on the Conjunctiva.- Session VII. Microbial Keratitis — Viral.- 39. The Biology and Pathology of Varicella Zoster Virus in the Ganglion.- Session VIII. Keratoconus.- 40. The Casefor Eye Rubbing as the Major Cause of Keratoconus.- 41. Long-Term Follow-up of Penetrating Keratoplasty for Keratoconus.- Session IX. Non-Microbial Keratitis and Immunology.- Session X. World Corneal Health.- 42. Childhood Keratitis: Epidemiological and Microbiological Study.- 43. Eosinophils in Ocular Inflammation: Histological and Ultrastructural Characteristics of Onchercercal Keratitis.- 44. Microbial Contamination of Donor Eyes.- 45. Severe Corneal Ulcerations and Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series.- 46. Corneal and Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia: A Clinical and Histopathological Analysis.- Session XI Microbial Keratitis — Non-Viral.- 47. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Fungal Keratitis.- 48. Axial Myopia in Keratitis Phlyctaenulosa Caused by Form Deprivation Myopia.