Outcomes of Limbal Stem Cell‏ ‏Transplantation in Limbal Stem Cell‏ ‏Deficiency

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ophthalmology department, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University , Qalyubia, Egypt

2 Ophthalmology department, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University , Benha, Qalubyia, Egypt

Abstract

ABSTRACT: ‎
Purpose: to evaluate the surgical outcomes and possible complications of limbal stem cell ‎transplantation procedures‏ ‏including‏ ‏keratolimbal autograft (KLAU) transplantation and ‎keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) transplantation.‎
Methods: This prospective interventional clinical trial included “17 eyes” of patients (with ‎mean of age of 56.56 ±7.53 years) with limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), at Benha University ‎Hospitals, in between May 2022 & May 2024.‎
Results: The obtained results of this study showed a statistically significant difference ‎‎(improvement of VA) between pre-operative and post-operative (after 3 Months) visual acuity ‎among studied eyes (p-value

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