Generation and Feasibility Assessment of a New Vehicle for Cell-Based Therapy for Treating Corneal Endothelial Dysfunction.

The corneal endothelium maintains corneal transparency by its pump and barrier functions; consequently, its decompensation due to any pathological reason causes severe vision loss due to corneal haziness. Corneal transplantation is the only therapeutic choice for treating corneal endothelial dysfunc...

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Main Authors: Naoki Okumura, Kazuya Kakutani, Ryota Inoue, Daiki Matsumoto, Tomoki Shimada, Makiko Nakahara, Yumiko Kiyanagi, Takehiro Itoh, Noriko Koizumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4927169?pdf=render