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Kazuo Tsubota
Researcher at Keio University
Publications - 1421
Citations - 57308
Kazuo Tsubota is an academic researcher from Keio University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cornea & Visual acuity. The author has an hindex of 105, co-authored 1379 publications receiving 48991 citations. Previous affiliations of Kazuo Tsubota include Chiba University & Showa University.
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Albumin as a tear supplement in the treatment of severe dry eye.
Shigeto Shimmura,R Ueno,Yukihiro Matsumoto,Eiki Goto,Akihiro Higuchi,Jun Shimazaki,Kazuo Tsubota +6 more
TL;DR: The addition of albumin to serum deprived conjunctival cells inhibited caspase activity and increased cell viability, showing that albumin can compensate for some of the physiological properties of serum.
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Corneal epithelium in diabetic patients.
TL;DR: Although no apparent changes of the epithelium could be detected in the diabetic corneal epithelia under biomicroscopy, abnormalities that could be evaluated by specular microscopic images and morphometric analysis were observed.
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Lack of evidence for an increased microchimerism in the circulation of patients with Sjögren's syndrome
TL;DR: The findings indicate that circulating fetal cells in patients with SS are uncommon ( < 1 in 1.67×105), if they exist, and the hypothesis that fetal microchimerism plays a part in the pathogenic process of Sjögren's syndrome is examined.
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Reduced-serum vitamin C and increased uric acid levels in normal-tension glaucoma
TL;DR: Normal-tension glaucoma patients had lower serum levels of vitamin C and increased levels of uric acid, while control subjects did not have any ocular diseases.
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Limbal Autograft Transplantation for Recurrent and Advanced Pterygia
TL;DR: Results indicate that limbal autograft transplantation may be effective for the treatment of recurrent and advanced pterygia.