Samer Hamada
Cornea surgeon, The Eye Clinic London, UK
Title: Ocular Surface Reconstruction: Current and Future
Biography
Biography: Samer Hamada
Abstract
15 years of stem cell research has led to breakthrough in reconstructing the cornea and ocular surface. We are now able to use allogenic or autogenic stem cells for corneal Limbal stem cell deficiency. The latest and most favourable method of reconstructing the ocular surface is the Mouth to Eye Epithelial Transplantation (MEET). It has the advantages of replacing the deficient corneal stem cells as well as creating a microenvironment that would increase the success rate of any future ocular reconstructive procedures. I will present my approach to rehabilitate a damaged ocular surface through various examples and share my experience with MEET both in adults and children