In ophthalmology, there are several approved, biotechnologically manufactured, regenerative medicine products that are used as eye drops or as transplants for corneal diseases. Gerd Geerling, MD, PhD, ...

A group of researchers in Switzerland has published a study appearing in the Oct 1 advance online edition of the Journal Nature that shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself. Using mouse ...

Limbal stem cell insufficiency is characterized by conjunctivalization of the corneal surface. As IVCM is able to differentiate between corneal and conjunctival epithelium, it is especially useful in ...

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia is used to describe neoplastic epithelial abnormalities of the conjunctiva and cornea, ranging from squamous dysplasia to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The ...

Doctors and scientists in Italy have shown how stem cells can be used to treat damaged eyes and, in combination with gene therapy, a rare and debilitating skin disease. Professor Michele De Luca of ...

The avascular nature of the cornea is necessary for optical clarity and optimal vision. Corneal neovascularization (NV) is a pathologic reaction that can be lethal to eyesight and is caused by many ...

Researchers took stem cells from the healthy eyes of patients who had suffered a chemical burn in their other eye. They then transplanted the stem cells into the injured eye. Veronique Beranger via ...

Dry eye disease can lead to corneal abrasions (scratches) in some cases, while injuries to your cornea, such as abrasions, can also lead to dry eye. Dry eyes are medically known as dry eye disease or ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...