Amniotic membrane is used as a graft to fill the defect and replace stromal matrix loss in small corneal of scleral melts. Necrotic tissue and loose epithelial tissue are removed from the defect.

Eye Contact Lens. 2013;39(5 ... .2%) of 9 eyes when the ProKera was removed. The amniotic membrane dissolved after a mean of 72. ... with a history of previous herpes zoster keratitis, ...

A recent experimental study revealed that amniotic membrane transplantation vs tarsorraphy in murine HSV-1 stromal keratitis resulted in improvements in substance-P-related corneal nerve fibres in ...

The combination of amniotic membrane transplantation and antibiotic therapy leads to significantly better results than antibiotic therapy alone in eyes with bacterial keratitis, according to a ...

We read with interest the article entitled ‘Amniotic membrane in ophthalmology: indications and limitations’ by Rahman et al, 1 in which the authors provide a comprehensive review of the use ...

Eye Contact Lens. 2013;39 ... healing in all the eyes with bacterial keratitis when amniotic membrane was implanted along with topical ... 3 disease with significant stromal ...