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case_images: A patient presented with right grade-IV occupational chemical eye
  injury (CEI). (a and b) Slit-lamp photographs demonstrating a
  near-total limbal ischaemia spanning 10 clock-hours (from 3 to 1
  o'clock), evidence by the limbal staining and whitening. The cornea
  appears to be hazy and oedematous, obscuring the iris details. (c
  and d) At 6 months post-injury, slit-lamp photographs demonstrating
  a right partial limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), evidenced by the
  stippled fluorescein staining that affected the visual axis. The
  vision was 0.80 logMAR. A small central 3 mm epitheliectomy was
  performed and improved the vision to 0.20 logMAR. (e and f) At 15
  months post-injury, slit-lamp photographs demonstrating right
  complete LSCD affecting the visual axis, despite superficial
  epitheliectomy. Vision remained at 0.80 logMAR.
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case_images: Slit-lamp examination revealed a right injected eye, with conjunctival oedema and limbal ischaemia spanning 10 clock-hours (3 to 1 o'clock position; Figure 1(a) and (b)). At 6-month follow-up, the patient complained of ongoing reduced vision (CDVA of 0.80 logMAR) due to LSCD affecting the visual axis (Figure 1(c) and (d). At last follow-up (15 months post-injury), the right vision remained at 0.80 logMAR and the patient was placed on the waiting list for simple limbal epithelial transplantation to treat his persistent LSCD (Figure 1(e) and (f)).