The use of amniotic membrane in ophthalmic surgery and other surgical procedures in the
fields of dermatology, plastic surgery, genitourinary medicine and otolaryngology is on the …

Ocular chemical burns are an ophthalmic emergency and are responsible for 11.5%–22.1%
of ocular injuries. Immediate copious irrigation is universally recommended in acute ocular …

The amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner layer of the fetal membranes and consist of 3
different layers: the epithelium, basement membrane and stroma which further consists of …

The amniotic membrane is the innermost of the three layers forming the fetal membranes. It
was first used in 1910 in skin transplantation. Thereafter it has been used in surgical …

It has always been an ambitious goal in medicine to repair or replace morbid tissues for
regaining the organ functionality. This challenge has recently gained momentum through …

In the 1800s, a baby born with a caul, a remnant of the amniotic sack or fetal membranes,
was thought to be lucky, special, or protected. Over time, fetal membranes lost their …

purpose. Amniotic membrane has been applied to the ocular surface to restore corneal
function. The beneficial effect of amniotic membrane transplantation may be due to the …

AIM To study the efficacy and safety of amniotic membrane graft as an adjunctive therapy
after removal of primary pterygium, and to compare the clinical outcome with conjunctival …

The cornea is the most commonly transplanted tissue in medicine. The main cause of
corneal graft failure is allograft rejection. The incidence of graft rejection depends on the …

purpose. Surgery to reconstruct the ocular surface is greatly facilitated by the use of amniotic
membrane, either as a biologic drape or, more recently, as a substrate for the transplantation …