Medical Excellence

This stamp issue is to highlight the importance of good health, and to acknowledge the medical excellence achieved in Malaysia. Without good health and excellent breakthrough in medical technologies to help each of us achieve the optimum health, we will not be able to enjoy a comfortable and good life at its fullest with family, friends and society.

This issue also highlights the excellence achieved by Malaysia in medical field at the international level. These fields include Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency where the stem cell on the outer most layer of the cornea is destroyed resulting in severe loss of vision; whereas the Premaxilla Retractor which has been modified and made in Malaysia gives new hope to children born with cleft lip and the first successful Lim Transplant in the world which made the world record.

Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD) is a severe corneal abnormality of the human eye where the limbal stem cells are damaged due to severe ocular diseases, chemical of thermal burns. Limbal stem cells with their inherent ability for self renewal and differentiation  are important for the maintenance of corneal epithelial cell mass under both normal conditions and following injury. Damage to the limbal stem cells therefore has a severe consequence on corneal wound healing and ocular surface integrity. Transplantation of cultivated limbal epitelium is the most recent treatment for LSCD and researchers from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) have successfully developed the bioengineered ocular surface tissue for this purpose.

Premaxilla Retractor

Arm Transplant