Corneal Reconstruction with Tissue-Engineered Cell Sheets Composed of Autologous Oral Mucosal Epithelium
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 15 September 2004Open access
Kohji Nishida, Masayuki Yamato, Yasutaka Hayashida, Katsuhiko WATANABE, Kazuaki Yamamoto, Eijiro Adachi
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Sutureless transplantation of carrier-free cell sheets composed of autologous oral mucosal epithelial cells may be used to reconstruct corneal surfaces and can restore vision in patients with bilateral severe disorders of the ocular surface.
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Sutureless transplantation of carrier-free cell sheets composed of autologous oral mucosal epithelial cells may be used to reconstruct corneal surfaces and can restore vision in patients with bilateral severe disorders of the ocular surface.
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