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The stem cell treatment for blinding cornea injuries - called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell (CALEC) transplantation - was developed at Mass Eye and Ear. It consists of removing stem ...

The cornea is made up of corneal epithelial stem cells that exist at the boundary with the conjunctiva on the surface of the white of the eye, and if corneal epithelial stem cells are completely ...

The stem cell treatment for blinding cornea injuries — called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell (CALEC) transplantation — was developed at Mass Eye and Ear. It consists of removing stem ...

Quintin A; Hamon L; Flockerzi FA; Schlötzer-Schrehardt U; Dias Blak M; Seitz B BACKGROUND: Epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after ocular perforation and can become manifest many years ...

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 ...

There is a new treatment for damaged corneas called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells, or CALEC. File Photo by skeeze/Pixabay ...

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 ...