Fig. 6 Clinical result
of conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAU). In this representative case (surgical
procedure of CLAU is shown in Fig.
5), the left eye with unilateral acid burn manifested total
limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) with visual acuity of 20/200, persistent
corneal epithelial defect, conjunctivalization, and vascularization for
7 months (A). After CLAU from the right eye, rapid epithelialization
started from superior and inferior grafts in 1 week (B) and completed
in 2 weeks (C). The corneal surface was stable and improved 6 weeks
after CLAU (D). The midstromal vascularization that was left 1 month
after CLAU (E) became regressed 6 months later (F), resulting
in visual acuity of 20/30 with a stable and smooth surface and a clearer
stroma in 2 years (G). The donor eye healed well without complication
at the limbal region (H). |