James Funderburgh, PhD, at the University of Pittsburgh discovered stem cells in the corneal stroma in an effort to use these cells to reduce corneal scarring. In early animal studies and ...

Therefore, in our new staging system, we gave the stroma a more prominent role. We also recognized that even before any signs become evident, there may be alterations in the corneal nerves that ...

Clinical features of herpes stromal keratitis Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is the most common cause of infectious corneal blindness in developed countries, with most cases resulting from ...

Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is a potentially blinding disease caused by herpes simplex virus corneal infection. Most cases of HSK are due to reactivation of the virus from latency leading to ...