AUG 01, 2012
Future Therapies for Corneal Endothelial Disease
By Shigeru Kinoshita, MD
Subspecialty Day 2011: Cornea
Cornea/External Disease
Corneal endothelial cell loss is a common and difficult long-term complication following penetrating keratoplasty and endothelial keratoplasty. Dr. Shigeru Kinoshita describes multiple therapeutic modalities under investigation for cell proliferation following cell loss. The approaches include cultivated cell sheet transplantation, injection therapy, and eye drops.