Severe ocular surface disease can result in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a condition
leading to decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and ocular pain. To restore the ocular …

Background Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) has a long tradition in ophthalmic
surgery and has become very popular recently because of newly developed methods of …

Background Corneal renewal and repair are mediated by stem cells of the limbus, the
narrow zone between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva. Ocular burns may destroy the …

This study describes a novel surgical technique of limbal transplantation, which combines
the benefits of existing techniques while avoiding their difficulties. Six patients with unilateral …

Purpose This study describes the long-term clinical outcomes of autologous simple limbal
epithelial transplantation (SLET), a relatively new technique of limbal stem cell …

Gene therapy, cell therapy, and tissue engineering have the potential to revolutionize the
treatment of disease and injury. Attaining marketing authorization for such advanced therapy …

In this report, we explore the biocompatibility of thermally-oxidised, aminosilanised porous
silicon membranes and their potential to support human ocular cells in vitro and in vivo, in …

Purpose Ocular burns can damage the corneal epithelial stem cells located at the limbus.
This study evaluated the efficacy of xeno-free autologous cell-based treatment of limbal stem …

The cornea is the clear tissue at the front of the eye which enables the transmission of light
to the retina for normal vision. The surface of the cornea is composed of an epithelium which …

Purpose.: Total bilateral corneal limbal epithelial stem cell deficiency (LSCD) cannot be
treated with the surgical transplantation of autologous limbus or cultured autologous limbal …