Assessment of surgical outcomes of limbal transplantation using simple limbal epithelial transplantation technique in patients with total unilateral limbal deficiency
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2016
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Queiroz, Ana Gabriela 
Oiticica Barbosa, Martina Maria
Santos, Myrna Serapiao
Barreiro, Telma Pereira
Pereira Gomes, Jose Alvaro
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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET) technique, which reduces the risk of iatrogenic limbal stem cell deficiency in the donor eye. Four patients with total unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency received a limbal graft, measuring 4 mm x 2 mm, from the contralateral healthy eye in a single surgical procedure. The graft was divided into 10-20 pieces and distributed on the corneal surface. At 6-month follow-up, a completely avascular corneal epithelial surface was obtained in two patients, and there was improvement in visual acuity in one patient. The limbal grafts did not adhere to the cornea in one patient. No serious complications related to the surgery were observed in this study.
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Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia. Sao Paulo, v. 79, n. 2, p. 116-118, 2016.