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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 21;29(4):232-234.
doi: 10.4103/meajo.meajo_118_22. eCollection 2022 Oct-Dec.

Limbal Autograft Stem Cell Transplantation: More Than 20-Year Follow-up

Saeed A Al-Motowa  1 , Abdullah M Al-Osaily  2 , Sarah Al-Motowa  3 , Abdulrahman Alfarhan  1
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Limbal Autograft Stem Cell Transplantation: More Than 20-Year Follow-up

Saeed A Al-Motowa et al. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a very challenging situation and difficult to manage. A great works and ideas were conducted over the past 50 years. Numerous surgical techniques were proposed. We are reporting more than a 20-year follow-up of a case of limbal autograft stem cell transplantation due to LSCD secondary to chemical injury.

Keywords: Amniotic membrane; chemical injury; limbal stem cell deficiency; ocular surface reconstruction.

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Figure 1
Right eye from which the limbal stem cells were taken from
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Figure 2
Left eye follow up after 1 year with completely healed ocular surface with minimal vascularization and symblepharon as well as deep amblyopia (a). Full ocular motility without restriction and with good closure of the lids (b) and intact corneal surface with vascularization (c)
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