Table 1

Demographics and clinical data

Patient No, age (years), sexGroupEyeConditionPrimary diagnosisDuration epithelial defect (weeks)Healing time (weeks)Further procedures after success/failure of AMT
1, 65, MAREPEDPost-infection33Penetrating keratoplasty, cataract extraction and lens implantation
2, 80, MAREPEDRadiation, PKP31
3, 29, MAREPEDAlkali burn254Autolimbal transplantation
4, 35, MAREPEDAlkali burn2failureAllolimbal transplantation
5, 36, MALEPEDAcid burn201 Allolimbal transplantation
6, 47, FBREPED + stromal thinningPost-infection6failureTectonic penetrating keratoplasty
7, 65, FBREPED + stromal thinningPostinfection, PKP, rejection12failureTectonic penetrating keratoplasty
8, 63, MBBEPED + corneal meltingAlkali burn2failureTectonic penetrating corneolimbal transplantation
9, 44, MBREPerforation, corneal meltingChemical burn8failureTectonic lamellar corneolimbal transplantation
10, 55, MCLEConjunctival symblepharonTrauma—1

  • ↵Amniotic membrane transplantation was repeated and combined with tarsorrhaphy.

  • ↵Epithelial defect recurred.

  • PED = persistent epithelial defect.