Amniotic membrane transplantation in children with symblepharon and massive pannus

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1435-1440

  Goyal, Raina ^a,c   Jones, Sophie M ^a,c,d   Espinosa, Marcela ^a,c   Green, Vanessa ^b   Nischal, Ken K ^a,c  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Craniofacial Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; FUSIDIC ACID; LACRI LUBE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MAXITROL; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AMNION; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; GENODERMATOSIS; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; LARYNGOONYCHOCUTANEOUS SYNDROME; MALE; MEASLES; PANNUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYMBLEPHARON; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMNION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33749562286     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.10.1435     Document Type: Review

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