New ex vivo model of corneal endothelial phacoemulsification injury and rescue therapy with mesenchymal stromal cell secretome.

Purpose: To develop a reproducible ex vivo model of corneal endothelial cell injury using phacoemulsification in porcine eyes and to evaluate the effects of mesenchymal stromal cell secretome in this injury model.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Design: Experimental study.