Simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET): a novel surgical technique for the treatment of unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency

Sangwan, Veena; Basu, Sayan; MacNeil, Sheila; Balasubramanian, Dorairajan

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301164

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Simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET): a novel surgical technique for the treatment of unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency

Published in British Journal of Ophthalmology • Feb 10, 2012

Authors:

Veena Sangwan

Sayan Basu

Sheila MacNeil

Abstract

This study describes a novel surgical technique of limbal transplantation, which combines the benefits of existing techniques while avoiding their difficulties. Six patients with unilateral and total limbal stem cell deficiency following ocular surface burns underwent a single-stage procedure. A 2 ×...

Subject

Medicine

Limbal stem cell

Transplantation

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