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Cultivated Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Sponsor: Veerle Van Gerwen
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cultivated stem cell transplantation is effective for the treatment of patients wtih corneal stem cell deficiency.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
21
Start Date
2008-07
Completion Date
2014-06
Last Updated
2026-06-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Cultivated limbal stem cell graft transplantation
A limbal biopsy taken from the contralateral good eye in cases of unilateral disease or from a living related or cadaveric donor in cases of bilateral disease. The limbal stem cells from the biopsy are cultivated until a sheet of cells measuring approximately 12mm in diameter is obtained. This is then ready for transplantation onto the diseased eye.
Locations (1)
University Hospital Antwerp
Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium