Corneal wound healing is a complex process that occurs in response to various injuries and
commonly used refractive surgery. It is a significant clinical problem, which may lead to …

Cryopreservation and biobanking of stem cells are becoming increasingly important as stem
cell technology and application attract the interest of industry, academic research …

Purpose: To investigate the effect of topical pranoprofen 0.1% on the clinical evaluation and
conjunctival human leukocyte antigen II (HLA-DR) expression in dry eyes. Methods: Sixty …

Irradiated head and neck cancer patients suffer from irreversible loss of salivary gland (SG)
function, along with significant morbidity and compromised quality of life. To date there is no …

Stem cell (SC) therapy is the main treatment modality for patients with limbal stem cell
deficiency. If limbal epithelial stem cells (LESC) can be more readily identified, isolated and …

Methods and Results: Fifteen male albino rats were divided into control group of 2 rats,
diabetic group of 8 rats receiving single intraperitoneal (IP) injection of 50 mg/kg …

Limbal stem cell (LSC) transplantation is the only efficient treatment for patients affected by
LSC deficiency (LSCD). Allogeneic LSC transplantation is one of the most successful …

Purpose: To establish the efficacy and safety of ex vivo cultured autologous human
conjunctival epithelial cell (hCjEC) transplantation for treatment of pterygia. Methods: Twenty …

Cryopreservation is a common procedure widely used in biological and clinical sciences.
Similar protocols are also applied in preserving cancer stem cells, a field with high promises …

Since the plasticity and the potential for re-programming cells has become widely accepted,
there has been great interest in cell-based therapies. These are being applied to a range of …