Ocular Surface Reconstruction with Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Pterygium.

Paek, Kwang Uk; Park, Hyo Soon; Kim, Young Il

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(5):1178-1183.
Published online May 1, 1999.

Ocular Surface Reconstruction with Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Pterygium.

Kwang Uk Paek, Hyo Soon Park, Young Il Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital.

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김영일(Young Il Kim),백광욱(Kwang Uk Paek),박효순(Hyo Soon Park)

Abstract

It is reported that amniotic membrane easily obtained from human body was effective to treat ocular surface disease. Authors treated pterygium, which is known to high recurrect rate, with amniotic membrane transplantation, and evaluated its effect. From June 1997 to March 1998, 28eyes(18 eyes of primary pterygium, 10 eyes of recurrent pterygium)were treated with amniotic membrane transplantation. As the results shows higher recurrent rate(4 eyes of 18 eyes(22%) in primary pteygium, 3 eyes of 10 eyes(30%)in recurrent pterygium), so amniotic membrane transplantation was less effective method to treat primary and recurrent pterygium than other method like conjunctival autograft.

Key Words: Amniotic membrane transplantation;Pterygium