title: Annular amniotic membrane transplantation as a host incorporated graft in the management of Brown-McLean syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the use of annular amniotic membrane transplantation as a host incorporated graft in the management of Brown-McLean syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An 87-year-old man underwent annular amniotic membrane transplantation with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid chelation resulting in resolution of pain, irritation, and foreign body sensation, and resolution of recurrent peripheral epithelial defects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Annular amniotic membrane transplantation is a safe and effective treatment strategy for the management of Brown-McLean syndrome.
authors: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors: Harry T
authors: HT
authors: Mai
authors: D Rex
authors: DR
authors: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000601:surgery*; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence