Limbal stem cell damage after chemical injury, autoimmune disorders or iatrogenic trauma leads to corneal conjunctivalisation with new vessel formation, epithelium instability and visual loss. Limbal stem cell transplantation includes reconstructive surgical procedures to restore a corneal epithelium. The recognised options are: conjunctival limbal autograft, in which stem cells are taken from the patient's healthy eye; conjunctival limbal allograft, in which stem cells are taken from a living, related or dead donor and the keratolimbal allograft. Each of these procedures has some drawbacks; in particular, the conjunctival limbal autograft needs a relatively healthy fellow eye and needs a relatively large amount of donor tissue from the healthy eye (about one-third of the healthy limbal stem cell tissue) with potential risks to the donor eye. In the case of keratolimbal allograft transplants, the recipient needs an immunosuppressive treatment to reduce the risk of rejection with the associate possible side effects. More modern treatment options are reviewed. Cultivated oral mucosa epithelial transplantation success rate can vary between 50% and 70% at 3-4 years of follow-up. Simple limbal epithelial transplantation results show a success rate from 75.2% to 83.8% after 1 year of follow-up. Inclusion criteria for autologous cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation as approved by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence are also shown in this paper. On the basis of these more contemporary treatment options, a stepladder approach to evaluate which procedure is most appropriate and personalised to the patient's conditions is proposed.

Fernandez-Buenaga, R., Aiello, F., Zaher, S.s., Grixti, A., Ahmad, S. (2018). Twenty years of limbal epithelial therapy: An update on managing limbal stem cell deficiency. BMJ OPEN OPHTHALMOLOGY, 3(1), e000164 [10.1136/bmjophth-2018-000164].

Twenty years of limbal epithelial therapy: An update on managing limbal stem cell deficiency

Aiello F.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Limbal stem cell damage after chemical injury, autoimmune disorders or iatrogenic trauma leads to corneal conjunctivalisation with new vessel formation, epithelium instability and visual loss. Limbal stem cell transplantation includes reconstructive surgical procedures to restore a corneal epithelium. The recognised options are: conjunctival limbal autograft, in which stem cells are taken from the patient's healthy eye; conjunctival limbal allograft, in which stem cells are taken from a living, related or dead donor and the keratolimbal allograft. Each of these procedures has some drawbacks; in particular, the conjunctival limbal autograft needs a relatively healthy fellow eye and needs a relatively large amount of donor tissue from the healthy eye (about one-third of the healthy limbal stem cell tissue) with potential risks to the donor eye. In the case of keratolimbal allograft transplants, the recipient needs an immunosuppressive treatment to reduce the risk of rejection with the associate possible side effects. More modern treatment options are reviewed. Cultivated oral mucosa epithelial transplantation success rate can vary between 50% and 70% at 3-4 years of follow-up. Simple limbal epithelial transplantation results show a success rate from 75.2% to 83.8% after 1 year of follow-up. Inclusion criteria for autologous cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation as approved by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence are also shown in this paper. On the basis of these more contemporary treatment options, a stepladder approach to evaluate which procedure is most appropriate and personalised to the patient's conditions is proposed.
2018
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Sì, ma tipo non specificato
Settore MED/30 - MALATTIE APPARATO VISIVO
English
cornea
ocular surface
Fernandez-Buenaga, R., Aiello, F., Zaher, S.s., Grixti, A., Ahmad, S. (2018). Twenty years of limbal epithelial therapy: An update on managing limbal stem cell deficiency. BMJ OPEN OPHTHALMOLOGY, 3(1), e000164 [10.1136/bmjophth-2018-000164].
Fernandez-Buenaga, R; Aiello, F; Zaher, Ss; Grixti, A; Ahmad, S
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