One eye with membranous keratoconjunctivitis with symblepharon showed resolution of corneal epithelial defect on the seventh day. The ocular surface healed completely with no symblepharon at the ...
the epithelium, the stroma and the Descemet's membrane. Sometimes, dogs may sustain some form of trauma to their cornea. This can happen for instance, when a cat scratches the dog's eye or when a ...
The team transplanted corneal cells into four patients with serious cases of corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency--a disease that occurs when stem cells comprising the cornea are lost due to ...
In the lab, iPSCs were coaxed into corneal epithelial cell sheets (iCEPS) and transplanted onto the corneas after scar tissue removal. Seven months after surgery, all four patients showed vision ...