Thimerosal-induced limbal stem cell failure: Report of a case and review of the literature

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 196-198

  Nguyen, Dan Q ^a,b   Srinivasan, Sathish ^a,c   Hiscott, Paul ^c   Kaye, Stephen B ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Keratolimbal allograft; Limbal stem cell failure; Preservative; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMBAL STEM CELL FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMNION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL OPACITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REOPERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS; THIMEROSAL; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34547115926     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000247636.10720.19     Document Type: Article

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