Clinical Advances in Corneal and Ocular Surface Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to announce the coming Special Issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine on “Clinical Advances in Corneal and Ocular Surface Surgery”. Corneal disease is a leading cause of blindness affecting up to 12 million people worldwide. Corneal transplantation is the standard surgical management for advanced corneal diseases, representing the most frequently performed transplant procedure. In recent years, surgical techniques have evolved from full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty to lamellar grafts replacing only some layers of the cornea. In parallel, ocular surface reconstruction procedures via regenerative medicine are emerging as novel treatment methods for severe ocular surface disorders. Finally, new technological and cell-based alternatives to conventional keratoplasty are under study to overcome the shortage of donor corneas.

For this Special Issue, we invite researchers and clinicians to submit studies on corneal and ocular surface surgery, including issues related to corneal transplantation, eye banking, ocular surface diseases, and anterior segment imaging. Original research papers and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Marco Pellegrini
Guest Editor

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