Management of limbal stem cell deficiency in severe ocular chemical burns

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-229

  Crawford, Alexandra Z ^a   Mcghee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI;

CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL BIOPSY; EDITORIAL; EYE BURN; EYE LAVAGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; STEM CELL NICHE;

BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEAL DISEASES; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84859727804     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02775.x     Document Type: Editorial

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