Journal article
Artificial Human Corneas
Abstract
PURPOSE: To review the development of artificial corneas (prostheses and tissue equivalents) for transplantation, and to provide recent updates on our tissue-engineered replacement corneas.
METHODS: Modified natural polymers and synthetic polymers were screened for their potential to replace damaged portions of the human cornea or the entire corneal thickness. These polymers, combined with cells derived from each of the three main corneal …
Authors
Griffith M; Hakim M; Shimmura S; Watsky MA; Li F; Carlsson D; Doillon CJ; Nakamura M; Suuronen E; Shinozaki N
Journal
Cornea, Vol. 21, No. Supplement 2, pp. s54–s61
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
10 2002
DOI
10.1097/01.ico.0000263120.68768.f8
ISSN
0277-3740