Association of the Gutta-Induced Microenvironment With Corneal Endothelial Cell Behavior and Demise in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Viridiana Kocaba, Kishore Reddy Katikireddy, Ilene K. Gipson, Marianne O. Price, Francis W. Price, Ula V. Jurkunas

JAMA Ophthalmology · 2018 · 77 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

These findings highlight the important role of guttae in endothelial cell growth, migration, and survival. These data suggest that cell therapy procedures in FECD might be guided by the diameter of the host guttae if subsequent clinical studies confirm these laboratory findings.

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