Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Corneal Scarring and Advances in Therapy

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 24;24(9):7777. doi: 10.3390/ijms24097777.

Authors

Matthias Fuest^{1

2}, Vishal Jhanji³, Gary Hin-Fai Yam^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
² Cornea Bank Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
⁴ Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore.
⁵ McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Abstract

On the basis of WHO global blindness data, it may be stated that 23 million people globally suffer from unilateral corneal blindness, while 4 [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Blindness
Cicatrix*
Cornea
Corneal Injuries* / therapy
Humans

Grants and funding

Support from unrestricted funds from Research to Prevent Blindness and National Eye Institute [P30, EY008098].