title: Mitomycin and amniotic membrane: a new method of reducing adhesions and fibrosis in strabismus surgery.
abstract: The effectiveness of complex strabismus surgery is often limited by the development of fibrosis postoperatively. The use of mitomycin C to reduce fibrosis in strabismus surgery has been reported, but the use of amniotic membrane has not. We describe a technique which uses both mitomycin C and amniotic membrane patches to reduce fibrosis. We describe this technique for two patients with complex strabismus who were treated with this technique.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, West Suffolk Hospital, Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. james.kersey@rbch.nhs.uk
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kersey
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vivian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001684:Biological Dressings; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012086:Reoperation; D013285:Strabismus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin