Author/Authors :
tefano Barabino، نويسنده , , Maurizio Rolando، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Purpoe
To report a cae of ligneou conjunctiviti treated with amniotic membrane tranplantation.
Deign
Interventional cae report.
Method
A 44-year-old woman preented with woodlike leion in the upper and lower taral conjunctiva, blepharoptoi, and reduced viual acuity in the left eye. After confirmation of the diagnoi of ligneou conjunctiviti, he underwent amniotic membrane tranplantation.
Reult
At the 2-month, 4-month, and 6-month examination, the taral conjunctiva appeared free from membrane. At 8 month, the patient underwent amniotic membrane tranplantation for mall recurrence. At the 36-month examination, no membrane were evident, and viual acuity wa 20/20.
Concluion
In thi firt report of amniotic membrane tranplantation in a cae of ligneou conjunctiviti, we found that conjunctival recontruction how promiing reult in thi difficult-to-manage dieae