title: [Amniotic membrane transplantation in palliative treatment of bullous keratopathy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation for the improvement of symptoms in bullous keratopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study. 14 patients were operated between 01.02.2003 - 01.02.2006. the follow-up period: between 6 and 42 months with an average of 18 months. The following parameters were evaluated: corneal re-epithelialisation appearance of epithelial bullae, pain, photophobia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 11 cases there was an improvement of the symptomatology: complete in 8 cases and partial in 3 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Amniotic membrane transplantation is an efficient palliative treatment for bullous keratopathy.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Militar Central.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zemba
authors.forename: Sorana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrei
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cucu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brătulescu
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stinghe
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bobeico
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dobrescu
authors.forename: Viorica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zugravu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Furedi
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing