OBJECTIVE To report a new grading system and surgical outcome by sealing the gap between the conjunctiva and Tenon capsule. METHODS A total of 32 eyes of 30 patients with pterygia were managed at the Ocular Surface Center from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2010. The eyes were consecutively operated on by recession; sealing of the gap; covering of exposed medial rectus muscle by amniot...

purpose: to describe a novel surgical technique for in vivo limbal stem cell cultivation for reconstruction of corneal epithelium in total limbal stem cell deficiency (lscd). methods: patients suffering from chronic total unilateral lscd due to a chemical injury were sequentially included. one small limbal block (2x1 mm) harvested from contralateral healthy eye sutured over the amniotic membran...

Vocal fold scars and sulcus cause severe vocal problems, but no optimal treatment has been established. In cases, in which the entire lamina propria is occupied by fibrosis vibratory function completely lost, more powerful regeneration materials should be used, or mucosa totally replaced. Amniotic membrane a scaffold material that rich stem cells growth factors high regenerative effect. It can ...

UNLABELLED The advent of amniotic membrane (AM) and limbal stem cell grafts have transformed the treatment of diseases resulting in ocular surface failure. The current success may be attributed to cryopreservation of human AM, which retains its properties and renders the amniotic epithelial cells nonviable and thus nonimmunogenic. Its unique properties have prompted its application in a large n...

PURPOSE Severe chemical burns can cause necrosis of ocular surface tissues following the infiltration of inflammatory cells. It has been shown that amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) is an effective treatment for severe chemical burns, but the phenotypes of cells that infiltrate the amniotic membrane and the clinical significance of these cellular infiltrations have not previously been rep...