Implantation of preserved human amniotic membrane for the treatment of shield ulcers and persistent corneal epithelial defects in chronic allergic keratoconjunctivitis;Greffe de membrane amniotique et traitement des ulcères de cornée lors des kératoconjonctivites chroniques allergiques

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1091-1097

  Rouher, N ^a   Pilon, F ^a   Dalens, H ^a   Fauquert, J L ^b   Kemeny, J L ^a   Rigal, D ^a   Chiambaretta, F ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b Service d'Allergo Pédiatrie   (France)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Atopic keratoconjunctivitis; Cornea; Shield ulcer; Therapeutic contact lens; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 11144250786     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(04)96277-8     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Bloch-Michel E, Verin P, Dibie A. Observatoire des Allergies Oculaires. Enquête épidémiologique nationale sur les conjonctivites et/ou kératoconjonctivites allergiques chroniques (per-annuelles) suivies en ophtalmologie. Allergie et Immunologie (Paris), 1996;28:234-41.
2. Foster CS, Calonge M. Atopic keratoconjunctivitis. Ophthalmology, 1990;97:992-1000.
3. Dogru M, Nakagawa N, Tetsumoto K, Katakami C, Yamamoto M. Ocular surface disease in atopic dermatitis. Jpn J Ophthalmol, 1999;43:53-7.
4. Totan Y, Hepsen IF, Cekic O, Gunduz A, Aydin E. Incidence of keratoconus in subjects with vernal keratoconjunctivitis: a videokeratographic study. Ophthalmology, 2001;108:824-7.
5. Cameron JA. Shield ulcers and plaques of the cornea in vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Ophthalmology, 1995;102:985-93.
6. Bonini S, Bonini S, Lambiase A, Marchi S, Pasqualetti P, Zuccaro O, et al. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis revisited: a case series of 195 patients with long-term follow-up. Ophthalmology, 2000;107:1157-63.
7. Nakata K, Inoue Y, Harada J, Maeda N, Watanabe H, Tano Y, et al. A high incidence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the external eyes of patients with atopic dermatitis. Ophthalmology, 2000;107:2167-71.
8. Brandt BM, Mandleblatt J, Asbell PA. Risk factors for herpes simplex-induced keratitis: a case-control study. Ann Ophthalmol, 1994;26:12-6.
9. Cameron JA, Mullaney PB. Amblyopia resulting from shield ulcers and plaques of the cornea in vernal keratoconjunctivitis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1997;34:261-2.
10. Tabbara KF. Ocular complications of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Can J Ophthalmol, 1999;34:88-92.
11. Sridhar MS, Sangwan VS, Bansal AK, Rao GN. Amniotic membrane transplantation in the management of shield ulcers of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Ophthalmology, 2001;108:1218-22.
12. Bacon AS, Tuft SJ, Metz DM, McGill JI, Buckley RJ, Baddeley S, et al. The origin of keratopathy in chronic allergic eye disease: a histopathological study. Eye, 1993;7 (Suppl 3):21-5.
13. McGill JI, Holgate ST, Church MK, Anderson DF, Bacon A. Allergic eye disease mechanisms. Br J Ophthalmol, 1998;82:1203-14.
14. Miyoshi T, Fukagawa K, Shimmura S, Fujishima H, Takano Y, Tsubota K, et al. Interleukin-8 concentrations in conjunctival epithelium brush cytology samples correlate with neutrophil, eosinophil infiltration, and corneal damage. Cornea, 2001;20:743-7.
15. Trocme SD, Hallberg CK, Gill KS, Gleich GJ, Tyring SK, Brysk MM. Effects of eosinophil granule proteins on human corneal epithelial cell viability and morphology. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1997;38:593-9.
16. Morgan SJ, Williams JH, Walls AF, Holgate ST. Mast cell hyperplasia in atopic keraconjunctivitis. An immunohistochemical tudy. Eye, 1991;5:729-35.
17. Foster CS, Rice BA, Dutt JE. Immunopathology of atopic keratoconjunctivitis. Ophthalmology, 1991;98:1190-6.
18. Trocme SD, Gleich GJ, Kephart GM, Zieske JD. Eosinophil granule major basic protein inhibition of corneal epithelial wound healing. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1994;35:3051-6.
19. Trocme SD, Kephart GM, Bourne WM, Buckley RJ, Gleich GJ. Eosinophil granule major basic protein deposition in corneal ulcers associated with vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Am J Ophthalmol, 1993;115:640-3.
20. Hingorani M, Calder V, Jolly G, Buckley RJ, Lightman SL. Eosinophil surface antigen expression and cytokine production vary in different ocular allergic diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1998;102:821-30.
21. Fujishima H, Fukagawa K, Sakate Y, Saito I, Shimazaki J. Combined medical and surgical treatment of severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Jpn J Ophthalmol, 2000;44:511-5.
22. Gupta V, Sahu PK. Topical cycloporin A in the management of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Eye, 2001;15:39-41.
23. Leonardi A. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: pathogenesis and treatment. Prog Retin Eye Res, 2002;21:319-39.
24. Kirn JC, Tseng SC. Transplantation of preserved human amniotic membrane for surface reconstruction in severely damaged rabbit corneas. Cornea, 1995;14:473-84.
25. Hao Y, Ma DH, Hwang DG, Kim WS, Zhang F. Identification of antiangiogenic and antiinflammatory proteins in human amniotic membrane. Cornea, 2000;19:348-52.
26. Azuara-Blanco A, Pillai CT, Dua HS. Amniotic membrane transplantation. Br J Ophthalmol, 1999;83:748-752.
27. McDermott ML, Chandler JW. Therapeutic uses of contact lenses. Surv Ophthalmol, 1989;33:381-94.
28. Gris O, Wolley-Dod C, Guell JL, Tresserra F, Lerma E, et al. Histologic findings after amniotic membrane graft in the human cornea. Ophthalmology, 2002;109:508-12.
29. Cameron JA, Antonios SR, Badr IA. Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy for shield ulcers and corneal plaques in vernal keratoconjunctivitis. J Refract Surg, 1995;11:31-5.
30. Beigelman MN. Vernal conjunctivitis. Los Angeles 1950, University of Southern California Press. P.17-35.
31. Nishiwaki-Dantas MC, Dantas PE, Pezzutti S, Finzi S. Surgical resection of giant papillae and autologous conjunctival graft in patients with severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis and giant papillae. Ophthalmol Plast Reconstr Surg, 2000;16:438-42.
32. Mahmood MA, Wagoner MD. Penetrating keratoplasty in eyes with keratoconus and vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Cornea, 2000;19:468-70.
33. Ghoraishi M, Akova YA, Tugal-Tutkun I, Foster CS. Penetrating keratoplasty in atopic keratoconjunctivitis. Cornea, 1995;14:610-3.
34. Power WJ, Tugal-Tutkun I, Foster CS. Long-term follow-up of patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis. Ophthalmology, 1998;105:637-42.
35. Akle CA, Adinolfi M, Welsh KI, Leibowitz S, Mc Coll I. Immunogenicity of human amniotic epithelial cells after transplantation into volunteers. Lancet, 1981;2:1003-5.
36. Kubo M, Sonoda Y, Muramatsu R, Usui M. Immunogenicity of human amniotic membrane in experimental xenotransplantation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2001;42:1539-46.
37. Gabler B, Lohmann CP. Hypopion after repeated transplantation of human amniotic membrane onto the corneal surface. Ophthalmology, 2000;107:1344-6.
38. Messmer EM. Hypopion after amniotic membrane transplantation. Ophthalmology, 2001;108:1714.