A simple method of inserting amniotic membrane grafts into the conjunctival sac.

THE treatment of chemical burns of the conjunctiva with amniotic membrane is now widely used. A simple and quick method of insertion saves a patient with an already acutely tender eye much discomfort. An amniotic membrane graft is required to separate two raw surfaces of conjunctiva and prevent the formation of symblepharon. A method is, therefore, needed to hold the graft well into the affected fornix. With this in view Mr. A. J. Cameron suggested inserting a graft into the inferior fornix by means of one double-armed suture, passed through the edge of the graft into the extreme limit of the inferior fornix and out through the skin of the cheek. From this suggestion has been evolved the following technique, which has been found satisfactory in over thirty cases.