LIMBAL EPITHELIAL TRANSPLANT

Course overview

SIMPLE LIMBAL EPITHELIAL TRANSPLANTATION (SLET) IS USED TO TREAT UNILATERAL LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY (LSCD). IT INVOLVES HARVESTING HEALTHY LIMBAL STEM CELLS FROM A HEALTHY EYE FOR AUTOLOGOUS IMPLANTATION INTO THE DISEASED EYE TO RESTORE CORNEAL TRANSPARENCY AND PREVENT CONJUNCTIVALIZATION. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND ETIOLOGY OF LSCD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO SLET SURGERY AND ITS COMPLICATIONS.