J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1998 Jan;39(1):59-64.
Treatment of Pterygium with Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University Medical College Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Following reports on successful ocular surface reconstruction using amniotic membrane, many trials of amniotic membrane transplantation are being doing to treat various ocular surface diseases. We treated pterygium with amniotic membrane transplantation and assessed the effectiveness of this method. Pterygia in 15 eyes of 15 patients were surgically excised during December 1996 to January 1997. Over the bare sclera, amniotic membrane was attached with sutures. After a mean follow-up of 72+/-20 days. 3 cases were recurred (rate 20%). The complications encountered were: persistent conjunctival injection in 10 cases (67%); pyogenic granuloma in one case (7%); loss of transplanted membrane (7%). No other serious complications were noted. Considering a short follow-up period, the recurrence rate is not low and there is also possibility of recurrence in 10 cases of persistent conjunctival injection. Therefore, this approach appears ineffective compared with other method.
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