Control of Scar Tissue Formation in the Cornea: Strategies in Clinical and Corneal Tissue Engineering

Corneal structure is highly organized and unified in architecture with structural and functional integration which mediates transparency and vision. Disease and injury are the second most common cause of blindness affecting over 10 million people worldwide. Ninety percent of blindness is permanent d...

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Main Authors: Samantha L. Wilson, Ying Yang, Alicia J. El Haj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/3/3/642