AIM To describe a surgical technique for autologous limbal stem cell transplantation and the outcome of a series of patients with unilateral stem cell deficiency. METHODS A report of six consecutive patients who underwent autologous limbal stem cell transplantation is presented. The primary diagnosis included alkali burn (n=3), conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) (n=1), recurrent pte...

Excision pterygium with bare sclera has an unacceptably high recurrence rate of 30 – 89 %. Different adjunctive treatments have been tried to reduce the recurrence. The use of postoperative beta irradiation leads to severe complications like scleral ulceration, infection and cataract; use of topical thiotepa causes depigmentation of lids. The use of mitomycin C eye drops (0.2 – 0.4 mg/ml) posto...

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