Limbal Stem Cell Transplant Can Regrow Damaged Cornea

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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Cultured limbal stem cells taken from an uninjured eye can be transplanted to a burn-damaged eye to regenerate new corneal epithelium, according to a study published online June 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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The man in the photo below presents to the ER with severe pain in the right eye that began the same morning. His CT scan is also seen below. He has no previous history of trauma. Which of the following is not true of the situation?
1. The best treatment for this patient is steroids.
2. The most likely cause is frontoethmoidal disease.
3. The process depicted in the CT scan will cause non-axial displacement of the globe.
4. The process can lead to an exudative retinal detachment.
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Limbal Stem Cell Transplant Can Regrow Damaged Cornea

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The man in the photo below presents to the ER with severe pain in the right eye that began the same morning. His CT scan is also seen below. He has no previous history of trauma. Which of the following is not true of the situation?

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