[Proliferative potential of human corneal endothelium]

Despite of common opinion that mitotic processes in adult human corneal endothelium are absent the accumulated data show potential of these cells for proliferation. Mechanisms inhibiting endothelial corneal cells mitosis are illustrated. The data on possible ways of proliferation activation and cell division in vitro and in vivo is provided. A brief review of cell technologies applied in contemporary ophthalmology is given including method of personalized cell therapy, a way of effective medical impact on damaged corneal endothelium in early postoperative bullous keratopathy.