Simona Neri, Maria Vittoria Mascolini, Antonella Peruffo, Silvia Todros, Matteo Zuin, Luigi Cordaro, Emilio Martines, Barbara Contiero, Emanuele Luigi Carniel, Ilaria Iacopetti, Marco Patruno, Chiara Giulia Fontanella, Anna Perazzi
BACKGROUND: Melting corneal ulcers are a serious condition that affects a great number of animals and people around the world and it is characterised by a progressive weakening of the tissue leading to possible severe ophthalmic complications, such as visual impairment or blindness. This disease is routinely treated with medical therapy and keratoplasty, and recently also with alternative regenerative therapies, such as cross-linking, amniotic membrane transplant, and laser. Plasma medicine is another recent example of regenerative treatment that showed promising results in reducing the microbial load of corneal tissue together with maintaining its cellular vitality...
April 24, 2024: BMC Veterinary Research