Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity

According to World Health Organization, the global prevalence of blindness in 2010 was 39 million people, among which 4% were due to corneal opacities. Often, the sole resort for visual restoration of patients with damaged corneas is corneal transplantation. However, despite rapid developments of su...

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Main Authors: Kah Hie Wong, Ka Wai Kam, Li Jia Chen, Alvin L. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2017/7/20170721.pdf