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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><br></div></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="Times"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="Times"><img width="344" height="41" src="https://www.egr.uh.edu/sites/ccoe.egr.uh.edu/files/images/logos/Tertiary_Biomedical_color.jpg" style="margin-right:0px"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="Times"><b> </b><b> </b></font></span></div><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="Times"><b>Seminar</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="Times" style="font-size:15px"><b>Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy - Mechanisms and treatment-: The Potential of Regenerative Medicine as a Future Treatment</b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color:rgb(251,0,7);font-size:15px"><font face="Times"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times" style="font-size:15px"><b><span style="color:rgb(251,0,7)">Friday, October 16, 2015</span></b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times" style="font-size:15px"><b><span style="color:rgb(251,0,7)">SEC 205: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM</span></b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="146" height="181" src="cid:08C150EC-A50D-4AE1-955C-6BB379CD4D9D" align="left" hspace="12" alt="/Users/Kirill/Dropbox/DOC/UH/Patrice_Tankam.png" type="image/png"><b style="font-size:15px;font-family:Times">Speaker: Dr. Patrice
Tankam</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times" style="font-size:15px"> </font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times" style="font-size:15px">Abstract: </font></b><font face="Times"><span style="font-size:15px">Corneal endothelium represents a key component of our visual system in maintaining corneal transparency. Loss of endothelial function leads to greater hydration of the corneal stroma, which can cause corneal
edema, opacity, and blindness. Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) is the most common cause of endothelial dysfunction and is diagnosed by the appearance of drops (guttae) on the posterior surface of the Descemet’s membrane and a decrease in corneal
endothelial cell density. Corneal transplantation is nowadays the mainstay of treatment for endothelial cell dysfunction. The reason is that, in most cases, the cause of the disease is not fully understood. This presentation will highlight a cellular resolution
optical coherence microscope that was developed to advance our understanding of the FECD mechanism and to investigate the regenerative capabilities of corneal endothelial cells as the pathway to alternative therapy.</span><span style="font-size:15pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p></div></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></body></html>