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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Oliver Baylis, Professor Francisco FigueiredoORCiD, Dr Christin Henein, Professor Majlinda LakoORCiD, Dr Sajjad Ahmad
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The cornea is the clear tissue at the front of the eye which enables the transmission of light to the retina for normal vision. The surface of the cornea is composed of an epithelium which is renewed by stem cells located at the periphery of the cornea, a region known as the limbus. These limbal stem cells can become deficient as a result of various diseases of the eye's surface, resulting in the blinding disease of limbal stem cell deficiency. The treatment of this disease is often difficult and complex. In 1997, it was proposed that a small amount of limbal tissue containing limbal stem cells could be culture expanded and then transplanted. Since then various case reports and case series have been reported showing promising results. Here, we review the outcomes of this procedure over the past 13 years with the aim of highlighting the best culture and surgical techniques to date. J. Cell. Biochem. 112: 993-1002, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Author(s): Baylis O, Figueiredo F, Henein C, Lako M, Ahmad S
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
Year: 2011
Volume: 112
Issue: 4
Pages: 993-1002
Print publication date: 11/03/2011
ISSN (print): 0730-2312
ISSN (electronic): 1097-4644
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcb.23028
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23028
