title: Variations in the technique for autologous limbal transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the results on the use of a single block limbal autograft, combined with amniotic membrane transplantation and sectoral sequential postoperative epitheliectomy of the conjunctiva in 2 patients with unilateral total limbal stem cell deficiency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A single block limbal autograft combined with amniotic membrane transplantation may be sufficient to restore a stable corneal surface, but sometimes sequential sectoral conjunctival epitheliectomy may be required to treat anomalous epithelial remnants.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Superficie Ocular y Córnea, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: b1mataix@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mataix
authors.affiliation: Sección de Superficie Ocular y Córnea, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcántara
authors.affiliation: Sección de Superficie Ocular y Córnea, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caro
authors.affiliation: Sección de Superficie Ocular y Córnea, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.affiliation: Sección de Superficie Ocular y Córnea, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ponte
authors.affiliation: Sección de Superficie Ocular y Córnea, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de la Rúa
mesh_terms: D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Amniotic membrane; Corneal epithelium; Epiteliectomía conjuntival sectorial secuencial; Epitelio corneal; Insuficiencia limbar; Limbal autograft; Limbal stem cell deficiency; Membrana amniótica; Sequential sectoral conjunctival epitheliectomy; Trasplante limbar autógeno