Cryopreserved limbal lamellar keratoplasty for peripheral corneal and limbal reconstruction | Zendy

Hua-Tao Xie | Zendy; Jing Li | Zendy; Yang Liu | Zendy; Dongling Jiang | Zendy; Ruifen Shen | Zendy; Mingchang Zhang | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Cryopreserved limbal lamellar keratoplasty for peripheral corneal and limbal reconstruction

Author(s) -

Hua-Tao Xie,

Jing Li,

Yang Liu,

Dongling Jiang,

Ruifen Shen,

Mingchang Zhang

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 2227-4898

pISSN - 2222-3959

DOI - 10.18240/ijo.2018.04.27

Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , cryopreservation , ophthalmology , peripheral , surgery , embryo , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology

This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes and described the recovery process of cryopreserved limbal lamellar keratoplasty (CLLK) for peripheral corneal and limbal diseases. Thirteen eyes of 12 patients with a mean age of 41±23.9y were included. The average follow-up was 12.1±5.6mo. Stable ocular surface was achieved in all eyes at last follow-up. Epithelialization originated from both recipient and graft in 9 eyes. We conclude that CLLK compensates for the shortage of donor corneas and cryopreserved limbal grafts provide epithelialization sources in ocular surface reconstruction.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research