Review Article
An Update on Ocular Surface Epithelial Stem Cells: Cornea and Conjunctiva
Table 1
A table showing the distribution of different keratins across the ocular surface epithelia (corneal, limbal, and conjunctival).
| Cytokeratin | Cornea | Limbus | Conjunctiva |
| CK1, 2, 10 | + | + | ++ |
| CK3 | Periphery: basal and intermediate cells +++ Centre: all cells ++ | +++ | ++ |
| CK5 | +++ | +++ | Basal cells +++, intermediate cells ++ |
| CK14–18 | +++ | Basal and superficial cells +++ | +++ |
| CK1–8 and K5, 10, 11 | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| CK8, 18, 19 | +++ | Superficial and intermediate cells ++ | +++ |
|
|