Stem cells have certain unique characteristics, which include longevity, high capacity of self-
renewal with a long cell cycle time and a short S-phase duration, increased potential for …

Chemical injuries frequently result in vision loss, disfigurement, and challenging ocular
surface complications. Acute interventions are directed at decreasing the extent of the injury …

Purpose: Despite extensive knowledge gained over the last 3 decades regarding limbal
stem cell deficiency (LSCD), the disease is not clearly defined, and there is lack of …

Ocular burns constitute true ocular emergencies and both thermal and chemical burns
represent potentially blinding ocular injuries. Thermal burns result from accidents associated …

In 1910 Davis was the first to report the use of fetal membranes as surgical material in skin
transplantation. 1 Since then the use of amniotic membrane in surgery has been expanded …

Defects in renewal and repair of ocular surface as a result of limbal stem cell deficiency are
now known to cause varying ocular surface morbidity including persistent photophobia …

Ocular chemical burns are common and serious ocular emergencies that require immediate
and intensive evaluation and care. The victims of such incidents are usually young, and …

AIM To describe a surgical technique for autologous limbal stem cell transplantation and the
outcome of a series of patients with unilateral stem cell deficiency. METHODS A report of six …

Stem cell-based therapy has become an attractive and promising approach for the treatment
of severe injuries or thus-far incurable diseases. However, the use of stem cells is often …

AIM To examine the efficacy, safety, and long term outcomes of amniotic membrane
transplantation for corneal surface reconstruction in cases of partial limbal stem cell …