[Limbal epithelial autograft transplantation for treatment of unilateral fibrous vascularized cornea caused by chemical burns].

OBJECTIVE

To provide healthy epithelial source for damaged cornea to prevent the invasion of conjunctival tissue for treatment of corneal vascularized opacity after chemical turns.

METHODS

Limbal epithelial autograft transplantation was performed on 17 cases (17 eyes) with vascularized corneal opacity caused by chemical burns.

RESULTS

Of 17 cases, the epithelial healing was stable in 15 cases, and there was corneal graft transparency, improvement of visual acuity and without neovascularization in 13 cases.

CONCLUSION

Limbal epithelial autograft Limbal epithelial autograft transplantation applied for reconstruction of palisades of Vogt to provide new stem cell source for injured limbus is a reasonable therapeutic method for treatment of vascularized corneal opacity caused by chemical burns.