title: [Surgical treatment of ocular surface diseases].
abstract: Pathomechanisms leading to ocular surface diseases are difficult to influence, and conservative treatment efforts are inefficient in most cases. However, the development of microsurgical techniques, the clinical application of molecular biologic methods and the localisation and identification of the function of limbal stem cells made it possible to achieve visual improvement and quality of life in these cases. The authors review the methods of tissue harvesting, cell culturing, transplantation techniques and indications. They provide a detailed survey on the most recommended modern surgical procedures, especially focusing on amniotic membrane and limbal stem cell transplantation.
authors: Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Szemészeti Klinika, Debrecen. lmodis@dragon.klte.hu
authors: László
authors: L
authors: Módis
authors: Eniko
authors: E
authors: Tóth
authors: András
authors: A
authors: Berta
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000601:surgery*