• Title of article

    Amniotic Membrane Tranplantation for the Repair of evere Conjunctival Dehicence After trabimu urgery With Adjutable uture

  • Author/Authors

    Mehmet Cem Mocan، نويسنده , , Nathalie F. Azar، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    1
  • From page
    533
  • To page
    533
  • Abstract
    Purpoe To evaluate the outcome of amniotic membrane tranplantation (AMT) for the repair of evere conjunctival dehicence that occurred during or after fornix-inciion trabimu urgery with adjutable uture. Deign Retropective, interventional cae erie. Method Four patient in whom evere conjunctival dehicence developed during or after trabimu urgery were treated with amniotic membrane graft. The extent of conjunctival reepithelization over clera, range of ocular motility, and patient comfort were evaluated immediately after the urgery and at 1, 2, and 4 week. Reult The mean follow-up period wa 16 week (range 4 to 28 week). Conjunctival dehicence wa detected 0 to 14 day after urgery. AMT wa performed 0 to 14 day later. The conjunctival defect wa reepithelized in all patient by the fourth potoperative week without evidence of carring or retriction of motility. Concluion In the treatment of large conjunctival defect that may follow trabimu urgery, AMT may be an alternative to conervative management or primary conjunctival cloure.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    625777