DR. SAKSHI MAKHLOGA

, Dr. SHREYA SHAH, Dr. MEHUL SHAH, Dr. RUHI GUNAY

Abstract

BACKGROUND:OCULAR SURFACE PATHOLOGIES LIKE RECURRENT PTERYGIUM,CHEMICAL BURNS,PERSISTANT CORNEAL EPITHELIAL DEFECT,NON HEALING CORNEAL ULCER AND SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS LIKE STEVEN-JOHNSON SYNDROME,PEMPHIGOID,VIT A DEFICIENCY POSSESS A GREAT DEAL OF THREAT TO VISUAL OUTCOME.AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE PROPERTIES-FACILITATION OF MIGRATION OF EPITHELIAL CELLS,REINFORCEMENT OF BASAL CELLULAR ADHESION,EPITHELIAL DIFFERENTIATION,ABILITY TO MODULATE STROMAL SCARRING AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY HAS LED TO ITS USE IN TREATMENT OF OCULAR SURFACE PATHOLOGIES.

METHOD:WE ARE PRESENTING VIDEOS OF AMG IN CASES OF STEVEN JOHNSON SYNDROME,CHEMICAL BURNS AND RECURRENT PTERYGIUM WITH 10-0 ETHILON.

CONCLUSION:AMG HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE A BOON FOR OCULAR SURFACE PATHOLOGIES AND IT’S USE IS CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING IN RECENT YEARS IF IT IS DONE ADEQUATELY AND WITHIN APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD.