Publication: Epithelial analysis of simple limbal epithelial transplantation in limbal stem cell deficiency by in vivo confocal microscopy and impression cytology
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2019-03-15
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13899333
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Mahidol University
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Cell and Tissue Banking. Vol.20, No.1 (2019), 95-108
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Pinnita Prabhasawat, Angkoon Luangaram, Pattama Ekpo, Kaevalin Lekhanont, Wimolwan Tangpagasit, Chawikan Boonwong, Naharuthai Inthasin, Chareenun Chirapapaisan Epithelial analysis of simple limbal epithelial transplantation in limbal stem cell deficiency by in vivo confocal microscopy and impression cytology. Cell and Tissue Banking. Vol.20, No.1 (2019), 95-108. doi:10.1007/s10561-018-09746-3 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/50227
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Epithelial analysis of simple limbal epithelial transplantation in limbal stem cell deficiency by in vivo confocal microscopy and impression cytology
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© 2019, Springer Nature B.V. Simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET) is a relatively new treatment for severe limbal stem cell deficiency. Outcomes of treatment are typically determined based on clinical manifestations. In this prospective-multicenter study, we aimed to analyze the epithelial phenotypes of the corneas after SLET using IVCM and IC, and correlated them with clinical findings. Ten eyes of nine patients, who underwent SLET (five autologous SLET and five living-related SLET) were recruited. A set of examinations included slit-lamp biomicroscopy, corneal in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), and impression cytology (IC) was performed in all eyes at least twice (≥ 3-month interval) postoperatively. Then, a correlation between findings of the three examinations was analyzed. There were seven eyes with clinical success (no central neovascularization) showed pure corneal epithelial phenotype or mixed corneal-conjunctival phenotypes (mostly cornea) in either IVCM or IC. Three eyes with clinical failure, presented with peripheral and central neovascularization, showed total or predominant conjunctival phenotype in IVCM and sole conjunctival phenotype in IC. From a total of 22 sets of examinations, there was a high correlation between clinical manifestation vs. IC (κ = 0.844, observed agreement = 81.82%) and a substantial correlation between clinical manifestation vs. IVCM (κ = 0.727, observed agreement = 76.19%) and between IVCM versus IC (κ = 0.729, observed agreement = 76.19%). In conclusion, IVCM and IC facilitate determination of epithelial phenotype of the cornea after SLET. There was a substantial to high correlation between IVCM, IC and clinical presentations. Findings observed by IVCM and IC may allow early detection of epithelial alterations in eyes underwent SLET before clinical recognition.