Amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular disease: a review of the first 233 cases from the UK user group.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT), as a new tool in the armamentarium of therapies available for ocular surface problems, became widely available in the UK in 1998. This study evaluates the indications for treatment, the surgical procedures used, and the results of a subset of the first AMT cases carried out by the group using this nationally available supply. This user group model provides data which is different from that obtained from uncontrolled case series, or clinical trials, and may be more representative of the outcomes that can be expected when a procedure becomes widely available.

Methods

The first 233 AMTs, performed by the UK user group, were evaluated by audit and outcomes were assessed at 3 months.

Results

Of the 233 transplants, there

SUBMITTER: Saw VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1954809 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature