Limbal stem cell disease: Treatment and advances in technology

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-218

  Chew, Hall F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cornea; Cultured cells; Limbal stem cell deficiency; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; GLYCEROL;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AMNION; ANIRIDIA; BLEPHAROSPASM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONJUNCTIVAL LIMBAL AUTOGRAFT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEAL LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIPHORA; EYE BURN; EYE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATECTOMY; KERATOLIMBAL ALLOGRAFT; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING RELATED CONJUNCTIVAL LIMBAL ALLOGRAFT; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 79959772609     PISSN: 13194534     EISSN: 13194534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2011.04.012     Document Type: Review

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