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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2023; 13(6): 321-330
Published online Dec 18, 2023. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i6.321
Published online Dec 18, 2023. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i6.321
Table 3 Common surgical techniques for limbal stem cell deficiency
| Procedure | Abbreviation | Tissue origin |
| Direct transplantation | ||
| Conjunctival limbal autograft | CLAU | Patient |
| Living-related conjunctival allograft | lr-CLAL | Relative donor |
| Keratolimbal allograft | KLAL | Cadaveric donor |
| Cincinnati procedure | Relative/cadaveric donor | |
| Modified Cincinnati procedure | Patient/cadaveric donor | |
| Stem cells transplantation | ||
| Simple limbal epithelium transplantation | SLET | Patient |
| Tissue engineering | ||
| Cultured limbal epithelial transplantation | CLET | Patient/living donor |
| Autologous conjunctival epithelial cells cultivated ex vivo | EVCAU | Patient |
| Cultivated oral mucosa epithelial transplantation | COMET | Patient |
- Citation: Tonti E, Manco GA, Spadea L, Zeppieri M. Focus on limbal stem cell deficiency and limbal cell transplantation. World J Transplant 2023; 13(6): 321-330
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v13/i6/321.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v13.i6.321