The use of amniotic membrane in reducing adhesions after strabismus surgery.
Postoperative adhesions after strabismus surgery may influence surgical outcome. Different techniques have been used with varying success to reduce these adhesions. We describe a novel surgical technique in which amniotic membrane is used to wrap the extraocular muscles.
Sheha
Hosam
H
Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Cairo, Egypt.
Casas
Victoria
V
Hayashida
Yasutaka
Y
D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D005099:Exotropia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014945:Wound Healing