The epithelium (outer layer of cells on the cornea) is removed. While you stare at a light, the surgeon reshapes your cornea with a laser using your eye's specific measurements. PRK lasts about 15 ...
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) was the first procedure to be invented in the 1980s, involving surface ablation of the stroma with an excimer laser after removing the epithelium. After the treatment ...
More information: Elnaz Ghotbi et al, Transcription factor KROX20 marks epithelial stem cell ancestors for hair follicle formation, Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI180160 ...
The epithelium is integral to the protection of many different biological systems and for the maintenance of biochemical homeostasis. Emerging evidence suggests that particular children have ...
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