Authors

Charles Nj McGhee

Publications 2

Review article Open access

A brief history of corneal transplantation: From ancient to modern

Alexandra Z Crawford, Dipika V Patel, Charles Nj McGhee · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2013 · 10.4103/0974-620x.122289

This review highlights many of the fundamental concepts and events in the development of corneal transplantation - from ancient times to modern. Tales of eye, limb, and even heart transplantation appear in ancient and medieval texts; however, in the scientific sense, the original concepts of corneal surgery date back t …

Research article Open access

Presumed late recurrence of Acanthamoeba keratitis exacerbated by exposure to topical corticosteroids

Dipika V Patel, Charles Nj McGhee · Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2013 · 10.4103/0974-620x.122295

A 28-year-old female with a history of contact lens wear presented with a 1 week history of pain and photophobia in her left eye. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and corneal scrape confirmed the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) which was treated with intensive topical propamidine isethionate (0.1%) and chlor …

Co-authors

Dipika V Patel Alexandra Z Crawford