Limbal epithelial stem cells sheets cultured on amniotic membranes for treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). (discovery.lifemapsc.com)
Researchers demonstrate that autologous oral mucosal epithelial cells expanded under good manufacturing practice requirements can reverse limbal stem cell deficiency in injured eyes up to 24 months, representing an advance in ocular tissue regeneration and transplantation (stemcellsportal.com)
Similar limbal stem cell transplant work has been done by physicians at the University of Melbourne's Center for Eye Research Australia and the Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery in Fitzroy, Australia. (scientificamerican.com)