[The importance of therapeutic evaluation on limbal stem cells transplantation]

Damage to the limbus by disease or injury would result in corneal epithelium defects, neovascularization and conjunctivalization, which is called limbal stem cells deficiency and could be treated by limbal stem cells transplantation. But the outcomes of surgery were much different due to various surgical techniques, different grade damages of recipient site and criteria for clinical evaluation after surgery. This article focused on reasonable evaluation methodology after limbal stem cells transplantation.