Abbreviation	Definition
AT	adipose tissue
allo-CLET	allogeneic CLET
allo-SLET	allogeneic SLET
ACER	amnion-assisted conjunctival epithelial redirection
AMT	amniotic membrane transplantation
AT-MSCs	AT-derived MSCs
ABC	ATP binding cassette
auto-CLET	autologous CLET
auto-SLET	autologous SLET
BCRP1	breast cancer resistance protein 1
BrdU	bromodeoxyuridine
CLAU	conjunctival-limbal autograft
Cx43	connexin 43
COMET	cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
CLET	ex vivo cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation
HFSCs	hair follicle bulge-derived stem cells
hIDPSCs	human immature dentalpulp stem cells
IL	interleukin
KGF	Keratinocyte growth factor
KGFR	keratinocyte growth factor receptor
KLAL	keratolimbal allograft
LESCs	limbal epithelial stem cells
LSCD	limbal stem cell deficiency
lr-CLAL	living-related conjunctival limbal allograft
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
ΔNp63α	nuclear p63 transcription factor
PlGF	placenta growth factor
polyP	polyphosphate
poly-MPC	polymer 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine
PDL	pre-Descemet’s layer
RHCIII	recombinant human collagen type III
SSCE	sequential sector conjunctival epitheliectomy
SP	side population
SLET	simple limbal epithelial transplantation
SAoO	Swiss Academy of Ophthalmology
TAC	transit amplifying cell
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR1	VEGF receptor 1