… that keratocyte apoptosis beneath epithelium after injury creates a sheet of dead cells which
acts as a barrier to limit the entry of pathogens/toxins in the stroma and other ocular tissues. …

… regenerate or repair ocular tissues. In this review we focus on two approaches for ocular
regeneration… of cells and tissue engineering strategies for the regeneration of the cornea and of …

… ocular diseases. At present, despite increased knowledge of the existence and function of
signaling pathways that regulate differentiation of various ocular … structural ocular tissue have …

… biomaterials for ocular applications. … ocular tear film, and (v) proper biological functions,
including biocompatibility, biodegradability, and the promotion of native tissue growth and repair. …

… ocular burns, but did not gain popularity in the field until the 1990s when people began to use
it for conjunctival tissue … to aid in the healing of the ocular surface. Despite its use clinically, …

… , tissue engineering of the outermost layer of the eye is known as ocular surface
regeneration… In this approach, the optical and biomechanical characteristics of the tissue-engineered …

… novel approaches for regeneration of the ocular surface are summarized. … Ocular surface/limbal
environment revitalization provides promising approaches for regeneration of the ocular …

… regenerative properties to treat limbal disorder. Cell-based therapies for ocular repair and
regeneration … of vision in individuals whose ocular tissue has been irreversibly damaged by …

… In various newt species the ocular tissues such as the lens are regenerative and it has …
tissue repair. One critical role played by tissue injury is likely to be the initiation of regeneration…

… ocular repair and regeneration constitute a major hope for the restoration of visual function
in individuals whose ocular tissue … are the LESC for corneal repair. Experience gained from …