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Cell Therapy for Regeneration of the Corneal Epithelium in Aniridic Patients

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Stem cell therapy may in the future become a routine treatment for aspects of aniridia. In this chapter we will discuss how one such corneal stem cell therapy approach is already in use in the clinic as an unlicensed experimental medicine, the results achieved so far and the likely direction of future research to improve therapy efficacy.

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  1. UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-14 Bath Street, London, EC1V 9EL, UK

    Julie T. Daniels, S. J. Tuft & A. J. Shortt

  2. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

    Julie T. Daniels, S. J. Tuft & A. J. Shortt

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  1. The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, International Center for Ocular Physiopathology, Zelarino, Italy

    Mohit Parekh

  2. Aniridia Europe, Sandefjord, Norway

    Barbara Poli

  3. The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, International Center for Ocular Physiopathology, Zelarino, Italy

    Stefano Ferrari

  4. Aniridia Italy, Rome, Italy

    Corrado Teofili

  5. The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, International Center for Ocular Physiopathology, Zelarino, Italy

    Diego Ponzin

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Daniels, J.T., Tuft, S.J., Shortt, A.J. (2015). Cell Therapy for Regeneration of the Corneal Epithelium in Aniridic Patients. In: Parekh, M., Poli, B., Ferrari, S., Teofili, C., Ponzin, D. (eds) Aniridia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19779-1_10

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