A Systematic Literature Review of Surgical Interventions for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency in Humans

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Cauchi, Paul A ^a,c   Ang, Ghee S ^a   Azuara Blanco, Augusto ^a   Burr, Jennifer M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ANIRIDIA; ARTICLE; BIOSIS; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONJUNCTIVAL ALLOGRAFT TRANSPLANTATION; CONJUNCTIVAL LIMBAL ALLOGRAFT; CONJUNCTIVAL LIMBAL AUTOGRAFT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA NECROSIS; CORNEA OPACITY; DEEP LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; EMBASE; EYE; EYE MALFORMATION; EYE SURGERY; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATITIS; KERATOLIMBAL ALLOGRAFT; LENS IMPLANT; LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCISEARCH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47549095196     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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