Limbal (Stem cell) transplantation: autologous, living related and cadaver donors.

Restoring the clarity of the eye after extensive damage as in chemical or thermal burns, chronic longstanding infections and diseases.

Long standing (chronic) inflammation and chemical and thermal injury of the eyes can leave the surface completely scarred and the eye with very poor vision. Simple corneal transplant / corneal graft procedures do not work because they fail in the absence of a healthy surface. The surface needs to be restored first, with Stem cell transplant from the other unaffected eye where possible; or from a living related donor or from a cadaver donor from the Eye bank. After the surface is restored, a corneal transplant / corneal graft may or may not be required. Professor Harminder Dua is one of the world leaders in ocular surface reconstruction and corneal transplant surgery, having made several innovations and improvements in these procedures.