Dr. DILIPKUMAR BATRA

, Dr. SHREYA SHAH, Dr.MEHUL SHAH, DR. SAKSHI MAKHLOGA

Abstract

BACKGROUND: OCULAR SURFACE PATHOLOGIES LIKE RECURRENT PTERYGIUM,CHEMICAL BURNS,PERSISTANT CORNEAL EPITHELIAL DEFECT, NON-HEALING CORNEAL ULCER AND SOME SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS LIKE STEVEN-JOHNSON SYNDROME, PEMPHIGOID & VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY POSSESS A GREAT DEAL OF THREAT TO VISUAL OUTCOME. AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE FACILITATES MIGRATION OF EPITHELIAL CELLS, REINFORCEMENT OF BASAL CELLULAR ADHESION AND EPITHELIAL DIFFERENTIATION TOGETHER WITH ITS ABILITY TO MODULATE STROMAL SCARRING AND ITS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY HAS LED TO ITS USE IN THE TREATMENT OF THESE OCULAR SURFACE PATHOLOGIES.

METHOD: WE ARE PRESENTING THE VIDEOS SHOWING AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE GRAFTING IN STEVEN JOHNSON SYNDROME,CHEMICAL BURNS AND IN CASES OF RECURRENT PTERYGIUM WITH 10-0 ETHILON.

CONCLUSION: AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE A BOON FOR OCULAR SURFACE PATHOLOGIES AND IT’S USE IS CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING IN RECENT YEARS.