Amniotic membrane (AM) has anti-inflammation, anti-fibrotic, and regenerative effects. Sutureless cryopreserved AM transplantation, ProKera® (Bio-Tissue, Inc., Miami, FL, USA), is easily applied by ophthalmologists non-ophthalmic physicians in the treatment of ocular surface diseases. This retrospective study included patients with diseases who received between January 2022 May 2023. Six (9 eye...

BACKGROUND Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is an acquired inflammatory and/or dermolytic subepidermal blistering disease characterized by IgG autoantibodies to type VII collagen. Four patients with documented epidermolysis bullosa acquisita were evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of care providers (4 dermatologists, an ophthalmologist, a radiologist, a voice and speech specialist, and an oto...

Cicatricial pemphigoid is an autoimmune bullous disease characterized by mucous membrane fibrosis with resulting scarring, predominantly in the conjunctival and oral mucosa, which rarely involves skin changes. The majority of patients present with painful erosions or desquamative scarring gingivitis, resulting in eating and drinking disorders. Typical ocular lesions include chronic scarring con...

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for the management of conjunctival malignant melanoma and primary acquired melanosis (PAM) with atypia. METHODS Four consecutive patients with histologically proved invasive, primary conjunctival malignant melanoma were treated with wide surgical excision and AMT. Amniotic membrane grafts were harvested and processed unde...

BACKGROUND Conjunctival mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a rare, low-grade, non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma. Herein, we report our successful management of the large conjunctival defect caused by resection of conjunctival MALT lymphoma by covering it with transplanted amniotic membrane. CASE A 28-year-old Japanese man, who had been diagnosed histologically as having conjunct...

The conjunctival epithelium plays an important role in ensuring the optical clarity of the cornea by providing lubrication to maintain a smooth, refractive surface, by producing mucins critical for tear film stability and by protecting against mechanical stress and infectious agents. A large number of disorders can lead to scarring of the conjunctiva through chronic conjunctival inflammation. F...

A clinical case of viral conjunctivitis COVID-19, which was complicated by partial symblepharon and severe dry eye syndrome, is presented. The latter treated for several days with drops containing solutions glucocorticosteroid, a cytostatic an antiseptic combined tear replacement therapy, however led to extensive detachment the corneal epithelium right eye, superficial ulcer area keratomalacia ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate central corneal thickness in patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted in the Atatürk University School of Medicine between April 2011 and June 2013. The study group included 60 eyes of 30 patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis. Sixty eyes of 30 healthy individuals without any ophthalmic or syste...

© 2015 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2074 Journal Compilation © 2015 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) of childhood is a chronic autoimmune blistering disease characterised by linear deposition of IgA at the cutaneous basement membrane zone (BMZ) (1–4). Although LABD is rare, it represents the most common autoimmune blistering disorder of child...