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World J Stem Cells. Nov 26, 2022; 14(11): 777-797
Published online Nov 26, 2022. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v14.i11.777
Table 4 Treatment strategies for limbal stem cell deficiency
Treatment
Description
Conservative treatmentNonsurgical optionsAutologous serum drops
Therapeutic soft contact lens
Therapeutic scleral lens
Eye lubrication
Surgical optionsCorneal scraping
Amniotic membrane transplantation
Invasive treatmentConjunctival limbal autograft
Conjunctival limbal allograft
Keratolimbal allograft
Ex vivo cultivated limbal epithelial stem cells
Simple limbal epithelial transplantation
Emerging alternative cell populations transplantationAlternative cell populationsOral mucosal epithelial cells
Human embryonic stem cells
Induced pluripotent stem cells
Mesenchymal stem cells
Human immature dental pulp stem cells
Alternative cell carriers/scaffoldsModified HAM
Collagen
Fibrin
Siloxane hydrogel contact lenses
Human lens capsule
Poly (ε-caprolactone)
Onion epithelial membrane scaffolds
Carboxymethyl cellulose
Electrospun polycaprolactone/gelatine nanocomposites