title: A year of cornea in review: 2013.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to provide an update of significant corneal literature published in 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is a systematic literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a systematic review of the English-language literature published from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013, using the following PubMed search and Medical Subject Headings terms: cornea transplantation, keratoplasty, Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, cross linking, pre-Descemet's layer, Rho-associated kinase, keratoprosthesis, infectious keratitis, corneal dystrophy, corneal astigmatism, and keratoconus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This review summarizes relevant and innovative original articles, review articles, and novel techniques from the following journals: American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Cornea, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, JAMA Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of Refractive Surgery, and Ophthalmology. Case reports, abstracts, letters to the Editor, and unpublished work were excluded, as well as articles e-published ahead of print in 2012 that were discussed in the previous review. One hundred twenty-seven articles met the criteria for this review.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review summarizes significant cornea-related literature from 2013.
authors.affiliation: From the *Price Vision Group; and †Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Juan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Arbelaez
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Tomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: Marianne O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Francis W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents