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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
2017-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2017/7/20170721.pdf |