title: Human amniotic membrane transplantation for tube exposure after glaucoma drainage device implantation.
abstract: We present a case of conjunctival melting over the tube of a glaucoma shunt, which was successfully repaired with amniotic membrane transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece. theklapap@med.uoc.gr
authors.forename: Thekla G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Papadaki
authors.forename: Charalambos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Siganos
authors.forename: Ioannis P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Zacharopoulos
authors.forename: Vasssilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Panteleontidis
authors.forename: Spyridon K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Charissis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018465:Molteno Implants