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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
Shay Soker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
J. Koudy Williams, Clemmons, NC (US);
Patrick Laber, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Margaret Greven, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Keith A. Walter, Lewisville, NC (US);
Shay Soker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
J. Koudy Williams, Clemmons, NC (US);
Patrick Laber, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Margaret Greven, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Keith A. Walter, Lewisville, NC (US);
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is an endothelial scaffold comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of decellularized corneal stroma. In some embodiments, the scaffold has cultured endothelial cells seeded thereon. Methods of treating a patient in need of corneal endothelial transplant are also provided, including implanting the scaffold as described herein onto a cornea of the patient (e.g., by deep keratectomy).