Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Current Treatment Options and Emerging Therapies

• Main Authors: Michel Haagdorens (Author), Sara Ilse Van Acker (Author), Veerle Van Gerwen (Author), Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill (Author), Carina Koppen (Author), Marie-José Tassignon (Author), Nadia Zakaria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Severe ocular surface disease can result in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a condition leading to decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and ocular pain. To restore the ocular surface in advanced stem cell deficient corneas, an autologous or allogenic limbal stem cell transplantation is performe...