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Evaluation of transplanted oral epithelium by confocal microscopy corelates with success rate in aniridia patients
Author(s) -
WOWRA B,
DOBROWOLSKI D,
WROBLEWSKACZAJKA E,
GROLIK M,
WYLEGALA E
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2013.s024.x
Subject(s) - aniridia , epithelium , confocal microscopy , confocal , corneal epithelium , ophthalmology , medicine , transplantation , pathology , biology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , gene
Purpose To evaluate success of transplanted oral epithelium in corneal surface reconstruction in aniridia patients Methods 25 patients suffered from congenital aniridia accompanied by aniridial keratopathy underwent COMET procedure. Confocal microscopy examination was performed 7, 14 and 28 days after transplantation. Number of cell layers, cell density and stability of epithelium was evaluated Results The survival of transplanted oral epithelium is corelated with early postoperative evaluation of epithelial graft Conclusion Confocal microscopy examination could be useful to predict survival time of oral epithelial graft