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Br J Ophthalmol 83:399-402 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.4.399
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction

Table 1

Demographics and clinical data

Patient No, age (years), sex Group Eye Condition Primary diagnosis Duration epithelial defect (weeks) Healing time (weeks) Further procedures after success/failure of AMT
1, 65, M A RE PED Post-infection 3 3 Penetrating keratoplasty, cataract extraction and lens implantation
2, 80, M A RE PED Radiation, PKP 3 1
3, 29, M A RE PED Alkali burn 25 4 Autolimbal transplantation
4, 35, M A RE PED Alkali burn 2 failure Allolimbal transplantation
5, 36, M A LE PED Acid burn 20 1 Allolimbal transplantation
6, 47, F B RE PED + stromal thinning Post-infection 6 failure Tectonic penetrating keratoplasty
7, 65, F B RE PED + stromal thinning Postinfection, PKP, rejection 12 failure Tectonic penetrating keratoplasty
8, 63, M B BE PED + corneal melting Alkali burn 2 failure Tectonic penetrating corneolimbal transplantation
9, 44, M B RE Perforation, corneal melting Chemical burn 8 failure Tectonic lamellar corneolimbal transplantation
10, 55, M C LE Conjunctival symblepharon Trauma 1
  • Amniotic membrane transplantation was repeated and combined with tarsorrhaphy.

  • Epithelial defect recurred.

  • PED = persistent epithelial defect.

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