J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2003 Aug;44(8):1741-1747.

The Clinical Effects of Dye-Amniotic Membrane Transplantation on Bullous Keratopathy

• Tang CK
• Ahn HB
• Park WC

Abstract

PURPOSE
We report the clinical efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation which dyed by Chinese-ink and Davidson marking dye in patients of bullous keratopathy. METHODS: We performed permanent amniotic membrane transplantation in 23 eyes with bullous keratopathy during the period of October 1998 to May 2002. Simple amniotic membranes were transplanted in 9 eyes, Chinese-ink dyed amniotic membranes in 10 eyes, and Davidson marking dyed amniotic membranes in 4 eyes. RESULTS: 23 eyes were successfully transplanted by amniotic membrane. Most of patients with photophobia, pain, cosmetic problem had been satisfactory effects in Chinese-ink and Davidson marking dye groups and Davidson marking dye groups noted longer staining than Chinese-ink group. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that dyed amniotic membrane transplantation may be effective method to release pain, photophobia, and cosmetic problem by stabilization of corneal surface than previous simple amniotic membrane transplantation in bullous keratopathy.

Keyword

Bullous keratopathy; Dyed amniotic membrane

MeSH Terms

Amnion
Humans
Membranes*
Photophobia