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Amniotic Membrane to the Rescue of a Corneal Graft

Younes Akannour, MD, and Amina Berraho, MD

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Surgeons in this video present a case of a 41-year-old man who had undergone bilateral penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. Eight years later, he developed a pterygium on his left eye infringing on the graft-host junction without reactive vascularization. The pterygium with subconjunctival fibrovascular tissue is removed, and the sclera is covered with a sheet of amniotic membrane and extended beyond the limbus into the cornea for better healing.

Posted: 3/16/2023

Keywords:

Amniotic Membrane

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Corneal Transplant

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pterygium

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Amniotic Membrane to the Rescue of a Corneal Graft

Younes Akannour, MD, and Amina Berraho, MD

Surgeons in this video present a case of a 41-year-old man who had undergone bilateral penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. Eight years later, he developed a pterygium on his left eye infringing on the graft-host junction without reactive vascularization. The pterygium with subconjunctival fibrovascular tissue is removed, and the sclera is covered with a sheet of amniotic membrane and extended beyond the limbus into the cornea for better healing.

Posted: 3/16/2023

Keywords:

Amniotic Membrane

•

Corneal Transplant

•

pterygium

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