Open AccessCoculture of autologous limbal and conjunctival epithelial cells to treat severe ocular surface disorders: Long-term survival analysis
Author(s) -
Sandhya Subramaniam,
Kunjal Sejpal,
Fatima Anjum,
Subhash Gaddipati,
Geeta K. Vemuganti,
Veena Sangwan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.99840
Subject(s) - medicine , conjunctiva , ophthalmology , term (time) , surgery , pathology , quantum mechanics , physics
Cultivated limbal epithelium for reconstruction of corneal surface is a well-established procedure; however, it is not adequate for damage which also extensively involves the conjunctiva. In severe cases of ocular surface damage that warrant additional conjunctival transplantation apart from cultivated limbal stem cell transplantation, we describe the long-term survival of a novel method of cocultivating autologous limbal and conjunctival epithelium on a single substrate.