Korean J Ophthalmol.  2015 Feb;29(1):73-74. 10.3341/kjo.2015.29.1.73.

Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Repair of a Large Intraoperative Conjunctival Defect during Trabeculectomy

• Yang MK
• Kim MK
• Kim DM

• KMID: 2360143
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2015.29.1.73

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged
Amnion/*transplantation
Conjunctiva/*surgery
Female
Glaucoma/surgery
Humans
Intraoperative Complications/*surgery
Trabeculectomy/*adverse effects

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Anterior segment photographs on postoperative days 7 and 43 after amniotic membrane transplantation for repair of a large bleb defect. (A) An amniotic membrane bleb was formed with the intact permanent and overlaying amniotic membrane in situ. (B) The fully epithelialized bleb without vascularization on postoperative day 43. (C) Bleb integrity was maintained without leakage. (D) The diffusely elevated filtering bleb was confirmed by slit-beam examination.

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