The procedure is used to treat limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). The limbus is the part of the eye where the cornea joins the sclera, and where the conjunctiva, which covers the sclera, ends.

Also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy gets its name from the unusual appearance of the cornea during an eye examination.Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, ...

Boston, MA -- Scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology's Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) are the first to learn why the cornea, the clear ...

Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their healthy ...