American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 215-225 , February 2002

Transplantation of autologous retinal pigment epithelium in eyes with foveal neovascularization resulting from age-related macular degeneration: a pilot study

  • Susanne Binder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Susanne Binder, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic, Juchgasse 25, A 1030 Vienna, Austria; fax: 0043-1-71165/4609
    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Ulrike Stolba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Ilse Krebs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Lukas Kellner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Christian Jahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Hans Feichtinger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Margit Povelka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Ursula Frohner, CN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Andreas Kruger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Ralf-Dieter Hilgers, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria
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  • Walter Krugluger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (S.B., U.S., I.K., L.K., C.J., U.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute of Pathology and Bacteriology, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (H.F.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Histology and Embryology, Department of Cellbiology and Ultrastructioral Research, University Clinic (M.P.), Vienna, Austria; University Eye Clinic Vienna, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20 (A.K.), Vienna, Austria; Institute for Biometrie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (R.-D.H.), Germany; and Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Rudolf Foundation Clinic (W.K.), Vienna, Austria

,Accepted 1 November 2001.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 215-225 , February 2002

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