Mitomycin C, amniotic membrane transplantation and limbal conjunctival autograft for treating multirecurrent pterygia with symblepharon and motility restriction

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Yao, Yu Feng ^a   Qiu, Wen Ya ^a   Zhang, Yong Ming ^a   Tseng, Scheffer C G ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCULAR SURFACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane transplantation; Limbal conjunctival autograft; Mitomycin C; Motility restriction; Recurrent pterygia; Symblepharon

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHRONE; MITOMYCIN C; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIZATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMBLEPHARON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; AMNION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; SCLERA; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33644517205     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0010-y     Document Type: Article

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