Open AccessTreatment of primary pterygium: Role of limbal stem cells and conjunctival autograft transplantation
Author(s) -
Mohamed A. E. Soliman Mahdy,
Jagdish Bhatia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.48418
Subject(s) - pterygium , medicine , transplantation , stem cell , surgery , ophthalmology , biology , genetics
The limbus and its stem cells are very important in the pathogenesis of pterygium. In this study, the efficacy of limbal stem cells and conjunctival autograft transplantation for the treatment of primary pterygium will be assessed.