2026
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Evan W. Balk, Guadalupe Torres, Luke Grandgenett, Nicholas Hicks et autres
PURPOSE: Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive with a plastic disc (CTA-D) is the standard in-office treatment for corneal perforations but often requires reapplication because of reliance on surface adhesion. We developed a cufflink-shaped corneal plug that provides a sutureless intraocular seal by mechanical anchoring. …
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2025
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Evan W. Balk, Simran R. Sarin, Aaron D. Dotson, Luke Grandgenett et autres
Purpose: To develop and evaluate a sutureless, cufflink-shaped corneal plug for managing keratolytic corneal perforations and to establish an ex vivo perforation model for plug testing. Methods: We designed a cufflink-shaped corneal plug with 2 leaflets separated by an encircling groove. Plugs …
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2025
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Simran R. Sarin, Matthew Kigin, Evan W. Balk, Ryan J. Diel et autres
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to quantify nighttime driving differences in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) using the FDA-validated National Advanced Driving Simulator MiniSim. METHODS: We conducted a pilot study to calculate sample size, followed by a prospective …
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2025
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Matthew Kigin, Evan W. Balk, Benjamin Revis, Sarah Celeste Vigmostad et autres
PURPOSE: To investigate and compare the dimensional characteristics of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) scrolls in single-scroll and double-scroll conformations at various ages and velocities. METHODS: DMEK tissues from three donor pairs (ages 47, 62, and 69) were used to compare single-scroll …
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