Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Department of Ophthalmology, Mukteswar Damayanti Eye Seva Clinic, Sambalpur, Odisha, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Stem Cell Therapy in Ocular Surface Disorders, Our Experience
  Author(s): Gunasagar Das* and Dash PNM
  
  Purpose: Ocular surface disorders due to various causes heal up if the limbal stem cells are adequate and healthy in case of deficiency disorders manifest. To evaluate stem cell therapy in various ocular surface disorders. Materials and methods: Study of patients with ocular surface disorders undergoing stem cell therapy in tertiary care hospitals from 2006 to 2021. Results: Forty cases of ocular surface disorders underwent stem cell therapy from various sources. Amniotic membrane transplantation was done in Stevens Johnson syndrome (4 cases). Ocular surface stability improved in all cases with visual improvement in a case of partial stem cell deficiency from counting fingers at 2 meters to 6/36 at the end of one year. Amniotic membrane transplantation and autologous serum instillation in shield corneal .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.23.14.965

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