Coculture of autologous limbal and conjunctival epithelial cells to treat severe ocular surface disorders: Long-term survival analysis

Coculture of autologous limbal and conjunctival epithelial cells to treat severe ocular surface disorders: Long-term survival analysis

Background: Cultivated limbal epithelium for reconstruction of corneal surface is a well-established procedure; however, it is not adequate for damage which also extensively involves the conjunctiva. In severe cases of ocular surface damage that warrant additional conjunctival transplantation apart...

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Main Authors: Sandhya V Subramaniam, Kunjal Sejpal, Anees Fatima, Subhash Gaddipati, Geeta K Vemuganti, Virender S Sangwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Age-related macular degeneration
blindness
low vision
prevalence
retina
Cocultivated epithelium
conjunctiva
cornea
limbal stem cells
ocular surface
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=5;spage=202;epage=207;aulast=Subramaniam

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