Oral mucosa has been used for reconstructing oral and maxillofacial defects for many years (Payne et al., 1998); in repairing the conjunctival mucosa of the eye (Donoff, 1976), in oral pharyngeal reconstructive surgery (Leone, 1995) and in reconstructing vaginal defects (Lin et al., 2003). Since the initial introduction by Humby (1941) and then the re-introduction by Burger, oral mucosa graft h...

Abstract Background Chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) is an comorbidity of (GVHD) that usually occurs concurrently with systemic manifestations. Failure to detect and treat oGVHD in its early stages may lead progression signs symptoms leading refractory conventional treatment. Case presentation We report the clinical course a 19-year-old male 59-year-old female severe progressive...

Background—Pterygium is a common problem and after surgical removal may recur in up to 80% of cases, depending on the technique of primary excision. Recurrent pterygia can be aggressive and repeated excision may result in severe conjunctival scarring and shortening, resulting in insuYcient conjunctiva to perform further grafting and lid surgery. When there is insuYcient autologous conjunctiva, ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare inflammatory events and graft characteristics 1 month and 6 months after conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAU) with and without intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC). METHODS This study included 69 eyes of 69 patient's eyes with pterygium. Clinical data concerning patient demography, preoperative examination including pterygium morphology, recurrence...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the viability of skin grafts used for correction of cicatricial ectropion resulting from previous ablative surgery and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and to report overall outcomes of cicatricial ectropion repair. METHODS This is a retrospective, noncomparative case series of all consecutive patients with head and neck cancer who had...

background: normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva, which inhibits growth of opportunistic organisms, has an important role in the prevention of ocular infections. if resident flora is inhibited by disease or long-term application of antibiotics, opportunistic pathogens overgrow, leading to disease. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ophthalmic chloramphenico...

AIMS To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for ocular surface reconstruction. METHODS 10 consecutive patients who underwent AMT were included. The indications were: group A, cases with persistent epithelial defect after corneal abscess (n = 1), radiation (n = 1), or chemical burn (n = 3); group B, cases with epithelial defect and severe stromal thinning and impen...