INTRODUCTION Amniotic membrane has unique properties that can be helpful to treat different ocular surface diseases. OBJECTIVES To report our experience with 100% glycerol preserved amniotic membrane at 4°C and fresh amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) with and without limbal graft for ocular surface reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective case study of 211 eyes of 211 patie...

Pterygium is characterized by an elastic degeneration of the conjunctiva that extends across the limbos and invades the cornea. The recurrence rate is varied from 25-80% after primary closure to 6% with free conjunctival and Iimbal grafts. Several adjunctive therapies have been investigated for recurrent pte¬rygium. This article presents a 52-year-old athletic man who was seen for evaluation of...

background and aims. connective tissue grafts with and without periosteum is used in regenerative treatments of bone and has demonstrated successful outcomes in previous investigations. the aim of present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of connective tissue graft with and without periosteum in regeneration of intrabony defects. materials and methods. in this single-blind randomized spli...

BACKGROUND: Teat lacerations are serious injuries thatendanger the survival of a cow within the herd. In excessivelacerations, the wound should be left to heal by second intentionhealing process. However, tissue contraction during healing canchange the alignment of the teat, creating problems for machinemilking. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was toevaluate the transplantation of ...

PURPOSE To investigate the short-term efficacy of topical immunosuppressive agents on the survival of cultivated allo-conjunctival equivalents. METHODS Twenty-five eyes of New Zealand white rabbits were included. Temporal conjunctivae were trephined to a diameter of 7.5 mm, and then cultured allo-conjunctival epithelial cells on amniotic membrane were transplanted onto them. Various immunosup...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of conjunctival autograft after the pterygium excision with fibrin adhesive using conjunctiva over the pterygium. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective study included 25 eyes of 25 patients with a mean age of 40±10 years, who underwent the pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft derived from the body of the pterygium and attached using fibrin glue. The ...

PURPOSE To establish the sequence of tomographic changes in the tissue recovery process after pterygium excision and to propose healing indicators. METHODS Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images were taken at 1 week, 1, 3 and 6 months after lesion excision in 73 eyes of 73 patients (33 male, 40 female; mean age 50, S.D. 5.0, range 40-70 years) with primary nasal pterygium. Biomicroscopy wa...