title: [Transplantation of amniotic membrane for patients with bullous keratopathy and chemical and thermal burns].
abstract: The aim of this paper is, to evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction in patients with bullous keratopathy and chemical and thermal burns of cornea and conjunctiva. Amniotic membrane is a thin, semitransparent tissue forming an innermost layer of the fetal membrane, which contains a thick basement membrane with a single layer of epithelium and avascular matrix. This transplantation promotes normal conjunctival epithelization while suppressing fibrosis formation. Amniotic membrane transplant may be considered as an alternative method for treating ocular surface reconstruction in patients with thermal and chemical burns. Authors suggest that this method of treatment is not efficient in patients with bullous keratopathy.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Okulistycznej Akademii Medycznej im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siennicka
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pecold-Stepniewska
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czajka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D001768:Blister / Q000601:surgery; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000637:transplantation; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014945:Wound Healing