A Case of Amniotic Membrane Transplanation for Late Onset Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis.

Han, Jung Ah; Kim, Jae Chan; Shyn, Kyung Hwan

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(1):212-216.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Amniotic Membrane Transplanation for Late Onset Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis.

Jung Ah Han, Jae Chan Kim, Kyung Hwan Shyn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Yongsan Hospital, Korea.

여과포파열에 의한 안내염에서 사람양막이식을 이용한 치료경험 1 예

김재찬(Jae Chan Kim),신경환(Kyung Hwan Shyn),한정아(Jung Ah Han)

Abstract

Endophthalmitis is a severe and unfortunate complication after glaucoma filtering surgery which may present months to years after the initial surgical intervention. Amniotic membrane is immunologically inert and has antiadhesive and wound-protectioning effects. Furthermore, it reduces pain and helps epithelization. So several reports disclosed the uses of amniotic membrane in transplantation for reconstruction of various ocular surface diseases recently. We report the usefulness of antibiotics-soaked amniotic membrane transplatation for endophthalmitis with bleb rupture 4 years after trabeculectomy.

Key Words: Amniotic membrane transplantation;Bleb rupture;Endophthalmitis