Evaluation of the outcome of amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction in symblepharon

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1251-1257

  Jain, S ^a,b   Rastogi, A ^a  

^a Guru Nanak Eye Centre   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Dry eye; Symblepharon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMNION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMBLEPHARON; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844279056     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701379     Document Type: Article

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