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Amniotic membrane transplantation [PDF]

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002
Purpose.To review the uses and previously proposed mechanisms of action of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) and to suggest a new mechanism of action for the effectiveness of AMT in resolving a persistent epithelial defect (PED).Methods.Significant clinical and experimental publications are ...
Sangwan Virender
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AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION FOR KERATITIS. [PDF]

Journal of IMAB, 2015
Keratitis without proper management tends to perforate the cornea, resulting in severe adverse consequences. In recent studies, amniotic membrane is reported to have anti-inflammatory effect and promote wound healing of corneal ulcer. Purpose: To report
Snezhana Murgova, Chavdar Balabanov, Mariela Oblashka   +2 more
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Update on amniotic membrane transplantation [PDF]

Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 2010
Cryopreserved amniotic membrane modulates adult wound healing by promoting epithelialization while suppressing stromal inflammation, angiogenesis and scarring. Such clinical efficacies of amniotic membrane transplantation have been reported in several hundred publications for a wide spectrum of ophthalmic indications.
Hosam Sheha, Jingbo Liu, Scheffer Cg Tseng   +2 more
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Clinical Results of the Use of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation Alone or in Combination with Adjuvant Therapies in Conjunctival Fornix Reconstruction [PDF]

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2022
Objectives:To evaluate the clinical results of amniotic membrane transplantation alone or in combination with adjuvant therapies in conjunctival fornix reconstruction.Materials and Methods:The clinical results of patients who presented to our clinic ...
Yasemin Aslan Katırcıoğlu, Ahmet Kaderli, Evin Şingar Özdemir, Firdevs Örnek   +3 more
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Role of amniotic membrane transplantation in treating acute ocular manifestations in Steven–Johnson syndrome and its long-term impact [PDF]

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Background: Steven–Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a serious disorder affecting the skin and mucous membrane, causing multiple flaccid bullae and purpuric rashes with sheet-like epithelial detachment including the ocular surface.
Prabhakar Singh, Amit Raj, Abhishek Gupta, Swetalina Pradhan, Naila Aftab, Saranya Biswas   +5 more
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Corneal Descemetocele Management with Multi-Layer Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in an Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease Case [PDF]

Medicina, 2023
Background: Chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) is a common ocular complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), characterized by progressive inflammation of the ocular surface and refractory dry eye.
Yunjiao He, Hiufong Wong, Jianjun Gu, Lixia Lin   +3 more
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Amniotic membrane transplantation promotes retinal hole closure in a rabbit model [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) is an effective treatment for refractory macular hole closure, yet the underlying mechanism supporting that effectiveness remains unclear.
Hiroshi Tanaka, Takafumi Miyatani, Takahiro Nakamura, Asako Uehara, Tomoko Horikiri, Yoichiro Shinkai, Kentaro Kojima, Chie Sotozono   +7 more
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Amniotic Membrane Transplantation

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2008
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Alireza Baradaran-Rafii, Hamid-Reza Aghayan, Babak Arjmand, Mohammad-Ali Javadi   +3 more
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Amniotic membrane transplantation for neurotrophic corneal ulcers. [PDF]

Arq Bras Oftalmol
To evaluate the clinical results of cryopreserved amniotic membrane transplantation as a treatment option for refractory neurotrophic corneal ulcers.This prospective study included 11 eyes of 11 patients who underwent amniotic membrane transplantation for the treatment of refractory neurotrophic corneal ulcers at Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade ...
Linhares ACB, Martinelli AC, Ghem MRD, Dias PB, Wasilewski D.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Amniotic membrane transplantation [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999
In 1910 Davis was the first to report the use of fetal membranes as surgical material in skin transplantation.1Since then the use of amniotic membrane in surgery has been expanded.1-9 It is now utilised as a biological dressing for burned skin, skin wounds, and chronic ulcers of the leg,9-16 as an adjunctive tissue in surgical reconstruction of ...
Dua, H.S., Azuara-Blanco, A.
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