Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Ophthalmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2026 | Viewed by 846
Special Issue Editor
Interests: glaucoma; retina; cataract surgery; OCT; retinal diseases; optical coherence tomography; macular degeneration; retinal degeneration; phacoemulsification; retinal imaging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Corneal surgery has evolved rapidly through advances in imaging, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine, offering unprecedented opportunities for restoring corneal transparency and visual function. Novel lamellar techniques, bioengineered grafts, and cell-based therapies are transforming both surgical precision and long-term outcomes.
This Special Issue aims to present current innovations shaping the future of corneal surgery by technology development and clinical evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on elucidating biological mechanisms of corneal repair, improving graft survival, and optimizing patient selection through multimodal diagnostics.
We invite contributions addressing:
- Novel surgical and imaging techniques;
- Regenerative and bioengineered corneal substitutes;
- Mechanisms of wound healing and immune modulation;
- Clinical outcomes.
Our goal is to foster a scientific dialogue that advances understanding and promotes the clinical development of emerging technologies in corneal surgery.
Dr. Nicola Cardascia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- corneal surgery
- lamellar keratoplasty
- bioengineered corneal grafts
- regenerative medicine
- cell-based therapies
- tissue-based therapies
- Intraoperative imaging
- corneal wound healing
- lmmune modulation
- graft survival
- translational research
- multimodal diagnostics
- clinical outcomes
- corneal transparency restoration
- ophthalmic surgical innovation
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