Clinical efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation in the treatment of various ocular surface diseases

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-80

  Park, Jung Hyun ^a   Jeoung, Jin Wook ^a   Wee, Won Ryang ^a,b   Lee, Jin Hak ^a,b   Kim, Mee Kum ^a,b   Lee, Jae Lim ^c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Valued Eye Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane transplantation; Bullous keratopathy; Corneal ulcer; Pterygium; Scleral ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPITHELIZATION; EYE DISEASE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLERA DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41949100180     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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