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SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Bogantes E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680150 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hernández-Bogantes Erick E Amescua Guillermo G Navas Alejandro A Garfias Yonathan Y Ramirez-Miranda Arturo A Lichtinger Alejandro A Graue-Hernández Enrique O EO
The British journal of ophthalmology 20150630 12
We describe a novel surgical technique for pterygium removal taking advantage of the properties of amniotic membrane and limbal epithelial stem cells. A total of 10 eyes underwent pterygium excision with amniotic membrane coverage of the bare sclera and placement of pieces of limbal epithelium in a linear fashion in the affected limbal area covered by a second amniotic membrane using fibrin glue. After up to 8 months of follow-up, there were no signs of early recurrence or sight-threatening comp ...[more]