reported the results of a phase I trial of a revolutionary stem cell treatment called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation (CALEC). It was found to be safe and well ...
In 2015 the EU approved a stem cell based therapy for treating eye injuries of the cornea. The cornea is normally renewed by its own stem cells called limbal stem cells. If the limbal stem cells are ...
may lead to a similar phenomenon to limbal stem cell deficiency where the gland can not replace acinar basal cells resulting in loss of acini and meibomian gland dropout as is seen in ARMGD in the ...
Various disorders of the surface of the eye can lead to limbal stem cell deficiency as a result of destruction of limbal stem cells. Limbal stem cell deficiency is characterized by formation of ...
Cataract surgery is one of the oldest surgical procedures known, first documented in the fifth century BC. [12] In ancient times, cataracts were treated with a technique called couching, which ...