Corneal protein repair after amniotic membrane photo-tissue bonding versus amniotic membrane graft in the treatment of corneal ulcer (an experimental study).

ABSTRACT: Corneal alkali burns persist as a significant challenge in our field, often leading to a prolonged treatment course with various sight-threatening problems. This work, of utmost importance, aimed to apply the photo-tissue bonding technique (PTB) to weld the amniotic membrane (AM) to the corneal surface versus an amniotic membrane graft (AMG) and explore its safety in saving corneal protein against alkali burn.Methods Twenty-seven rabbits with an induced corneal ulcer using 1 mol/L NaOH solution. Nine rabbits were used as an ulcer group without treatment, and the rest (n = 18) were subjected to two treatment protocols with AM. The first was attaching the AM to the corneal ulcer through photo-tissue bonding using 532 nm and rose Bengal stain as a photosynthesizing agent. The second was using

SUBMITTER: Mohammad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659519 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature