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

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 …

Ocular chemical burns are absolute ophthalmic emergencies and require immediate
management to minimize devastating sequelae. Management of alkali and acid burns is …

In the human cornea, regeneration of the epithelium is regulated by the stem cell reservoir of
the limbus, which is the marginal region of the cornea representing the anatomical and …

Corneal epithelial stem cells are adult somatic stem cells located at the limbus and
represent the ultimate source of transparent corneal epithelium. When these limbal stem …

The epithelial cell layer that covers the surface of the cornea provides a protective barrier
while maintaining corneal transparency. The rapid and effective turnover of these epithelial …

Regeneration of the corneal surface after an epithelial insult involves division, migration,
and maturation of a specialized group of stem cells located in the limbus. Several insults …

Purpose To report the results of simple limbal epithelial transplantation using a double-
layered cryopreserved amniotic membrane graft for the management of unilateral limbal …

Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a pathologic condition caused by the dysfunction
and/or destruction of stem cell precursors of the corneal epithelium, typified clinically by …

Bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) treatment requires the need to obtain allogenic
limbal tissue for transplantation. Outcomes of different surgical techniques depend on …