[Amniotic membrane transplantation and limbal autograft transplantation for patients with recurrent pterygium].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of amniotic membrane transplantation and limbal autograft transplantation for recurrent pterygium.


METHODS
Patients with recurrent pterygium underwent pterygia excision with amniotic membrane transplantation and limbal auto-graft transplantation. The condition of grafts, the corneal surface and the recurrent rate were observed.


RESULTS
Twenty-eight patients (32 eyes) with recurrent pterygium underwent pterygia excision with amniotic membrane transplantation and limbal auto-graft transplantation. The mean time of corneal epithelial healing was 4.4 +/- 1.5 days. The recurrent rate was 12.5% with the mean follow-up of 7.6 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Amniotic membrane transplantation and limbal auto-graft transplantation can reduce the recurrence in patients with recurrent pterygium. The decompensation of the limbal stem cells should be considered to the severe patients.
Liu
Shaoyun
S
Department of Ophthalmology, The Peopleş Hospital of Yichun City, Yichun 336000, China.
Peng
Hong
H
Liu
Ying
Y
Xiao
Hui
H
Ren
Minrong
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011625:Pterygium / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome