Survival analysis of conjunctival limbal grafts and amniotic membrane transplantation in eyes with total limbal stem cell deficiency

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 305-306

  Dogru, Murat ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a,b  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ALLOGRAFT; AMNION; BURN; CADAVER DONOR; CHEMICAL BURN; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATOPLASTY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AMNION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 23744441971     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.04.027     Document Type: Editorial

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