A Case of Progressive Recurrent Symblephron, Treated with Amniotic Membrane and Autograft Limbal-conjunctiva.

Ko, Myoung Sun; Kim, Ik Soo; Lee, Kyoo Il

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(8):1711-1716.
Published online August 1, 2000.

A Case of Progressive Recurrent Symblephron, Treated with Amniotic Membrane and Autograft Limbal-conjunctiva.

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Tae Jeon St.Mary s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
²Seoul Myongdong Ophthalmlolgy Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

각막 중심부를 침범한 검구 유착 환자에서 양막이식술과 자가결막윤부이식술에 의한 치료 1 례

고명선(Myoung Sun Ko),김익수(Ik Soo Kim),이규일(Kyoo Il Lee)

Abstract

Although both medical and surgical approaches have been investigated, recurrent symblepharon due to chronic ocular surface inflammation is a difficult disease to manage.This condition can also result in many complications such as cosmetic and visual deteriorations.In this condition, we can use the amniotic membrane transplantation that has a biological contact inhibition effect for the prevention of recurrent symblepharon. We treated successfully a case of a progressive symblepharon involving central cornea from 2-year old. The 14 year-old male patient had suffered from serious cosmetic problem and undergone multiple dissection, argon laser photocoagulation, using cyclosporin eyedrops. He was treated using allograft amniotic membrane, autograft limbal-conjunctiva, and buccal mucosa transplantation. we think that amniotic membrane transplantation was very effective method for the prevention of recurrent symblepharon.

Key Words: Amniotic membrane transplantation;Autograft limbal-conjunctiva;Symblepharon