Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION FOR OCULAR SURFACE DISORDERS

Dr Anjela Jose, Dr Vijay Pai, Dr Andrea Jose

Abstract :

Background:

Amniotic memane transplantation(AMT) has gained attention as an effective method of reconstruction of the ocular surface.

The purpose of this study was to perform amniotic memane(AM) grafting for various ocular surface disorders and assess the success of AMT.

Methods

22 patients with ocular surface disorders who underwent AMT were included . Patients were followed up with clinical and photographic documentation.

Results

The study group comprised of 22 eyes . Symptomatic relief was obtained in cases of bullous keratopathy, band keratopathy and persistent epithelial defect(PED). A complete and stable epithelialization of the ocular surface was achieved in cases with chemical burns, ocular surface squamous neoplasia(OSSN,) PED and corneal thinning. No recurrence was seen in pterygium and OSSN cases during follow up.

Conclusion :

AM has improved our ability to treat ocular surface disorders. In our study AMT was successful in almost all cases.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

Cite This Article:

Dr Anjela Jose, Dr Vijay Pai, Dr Andrea Jose, AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION FOR OCULAR SURFACE DISORDERS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2018

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