AUTOLOGOUS FIBRIN-CULTURED LIMBAL STEM CELLS PERMANENTLY RESTORE THE CORNEAL SURFACE OF PATIENTS WITH TOTAL LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY1

Abstract

Preservation of limbal stem cells in culture gives new perspectives on the treatment of ocular disorders characterized by complete limbal stem cell deficiency. The multicenter nature of this study and the handiness and ease of long-distance transportation of the fibrin-cultured epithelial sheets suggest that this technology can now be widely applied.