The outer border of the cornea, the limbus, contains many healthy stem cells called limbal epithelial cells, researchers explained in background notes. These cells constantly rebuild the cornea ...

The treatment is called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. “Our first trial in four patients showed that CALEC was safe and the treatment was possible,” lead investigator Dr. Ula ...

Unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a type of corneal disease caused by certain injuries that can lead to vision loss. A new clinical trial is testing a potential new stem cell ...

The treatment is called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. “Our first trial in four patients showed that CALEC was safe and the treatment was possible,” lead investigator ...

The cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (CALEC) are created by removing stem cells from a healthy eye with a biopsy. Credit: Shutterstock / Sergey Gerashchenko. US non-profit healthcare ...

The treatment - called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (CALEC) - was developed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a specialty hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts. The CALEC trial was ...

A Retrospective analysis of corneal dermoid. Cureus. 2024;16(7):e64840. 2 Wan Q, Tang J, Han Y, Ye H. Surgical treatment of corneal dermoid by using intrastromal lenticule obtained from small-incision ...

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