Stem cells, such as limbal stem cells, oral mucosal cells, embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, amniotic epithelial cells and skin stem cells, have shown to be able to repair many types of ocular surface damages. Based on the structural, functional and biological characteristics of corneal epithelium, the differentiation of embryonic and adult stem cells into corneal epithelial cells, the influences on the corneal wound healing and their respective clinical prospects and problems are reviewed.
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