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Potential benefits and risks of clinical xenotransplantation [PDF]
, 2012 The transplantation of organs and cells from pigs into humans could overcome the critical and continuing problem of the lack of availability of deceased human organs and cells for clinical transplantation.
Ayares, D, Cooper, DKC
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Long-Term Results after DMEK (Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty) [PDF]
, 2020 Ziel der Arbeit: Evaluation der langfristigen Ergebnisse sowie der Komplikationsrate nach Descemet’s Membran Endothelialen Keratoplastik (DMEK) Methoden: Eine cross-sectional, Fall-Serien Studie.
Wardeh, Rima
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Systemic immunomodulatory strategies in high-risk corneal transplantation
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2017 The cornea is the most commonly transplanted tissue in the body. Although corneal grafts generally have high success rates, transplantation onto inflamed and vascularized host beds, or so-called high-risk corneal transplantation, has a high rate of graft
Tulio B Abud +3 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022 Background Corneal transplantation is the only way to treat serious corneal diseases caused by corneal endothelial dysfunction. However, the shortage of donor corneal tissues and human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) remains a worldwide challenge.
Peng Sun +4 more
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A brief history of corneal transplantation: From ancient to modern
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 This review highlights many of the fundamental concepts and events in the development of corneal transplantation - from ancient times to modern. Tales of eye, limb, and even heart transplantation appear in ancient and medieval texts; however, in the ...
Alexandra X Crawford +2 more
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Poly-l/dl-lactic acid films functionalized with collagen IV as carrier substrata for corneal epithelial stem cells [PDF]
, 2019 Limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) are responsible for the renewal of corneal epithelium. Cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation is the current treatment of choice for restoring the loss or dysfunction of LESCs.
Calonge Cano, Margarita +7 more
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Neurotrophic factors and corneal nerve regeneration [PDF]
, 2017 The cornea has unique features that make it a useful model for regenerative medicine studies. It is an avascular, transparent, densely innervated tissue and any pathological changes can be easily detected by slit lamp examination.
Lambiase, Alessandro, Sacchetti, Marta
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The Evolution of Corneal Transplantation [PDF]
Annals of Transplantation, 2017 BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the evolution of surgical methods in and leading indications for corneal transplantation from 2005 to 2016. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from the corneal graft waiting list and from all keratoplasties carried out between 2005 and 2016 at the University Eye Hospital Tübingen were retrospectively evaluated.
Daniel Röck +4 more
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Indications and surgical techniques for corneal transplantation at a tertiary referral center
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2019 Purpose: The study aimed to review the indications and techniques for corneal transplantation at a tertiary referral center over a 5-year period. Methods: Records of patients who underwent corneal transplantation at Khalili Medical Center, Shiraz, Iran ...
Hossein Jamali, Ahmad Reza Gholampour
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The variation in transparency of amniotic membrane used in ocular surface regeneration [PDF]
, 2010 Background/aims: Scant consideration has been given to the variation in structure of the human amniotic membrane (AM) at source or to the significance such differences might have on its clinical transparency.
Chen, Bo +7 more
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