Advanced search
Publication Cover
Current Eye Research Volume 36, 2011 - Issue 11
Submit an article Journal homepage
205
Views
27
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Effect of Lyophilized Amniotic Membrane on the Development of Adhesions and Fibrosis after Extraocular Muscle Surgery in Rabbits

Rehab R. KassemOphthalmology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Mohammed A. Abdel-HamidVeterinary Surgery, Anaesthesiology, and Radiology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
&
Mostafa M. KhodeirPathology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Pages 1020-1027 | Received 02 Mar 2011, Accepted 26 Jun 2011, Published online: 23 Sep 2011

REFERENCES

  • Mora JS, Sprunger DT, Helveston EM, Evan AP. Intraoperative sponge 5-fluorouracil to reduce postoperative scarring in strabismus surgery. J AAPOS 1997;1:92–97.
  • Ozkan SB, Kir E, Culhaci N, Dayanir V. The effect of Seprafilm on adhesions in strabismus surgery-an experimental study. J AAPOS 2004;8:46–49.
  • Sondhi N, Ellis FD, Hamed LM, Helveston EM. Evaluation of an absorbable muscle sleeve to limit postoperative adhesions in strabismus surgery. Ophthalmic Surg 1987;18:441–443.
  • Elsas FJ, Gowda DC, Urry DW. Synthetic polypeptide sleeve for strabismus surgery. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1992;29:284–286.
  • Fulga V, Koren R, Ezov N, Gal R, Nimrod A, Savir H. Sodium hyaluronate as a tool in strabismus surgery in rabbits. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1996;27:228–233.
  • Brooks SE, Ribeiro GB, Archer SM, Elner VM, Del Monte MA. Fat adherence syndrome treated with intraoperative mitomycin-C: a rabbit model. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1996;33:21–27.
  • Cruz OA. Evaluation of mitomycin to limit postoperative adhesions in strabismus surgery. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1996;33:89–92.
  • de Carvalho LE, Alves MR, da Silva MA, Gaal Vadas MF. Experimental strabismus surgery using triamcinolone: outcomes and effects on inflammatory response. Arq Bras Oftalmol 2007;70:209–215.
  • Sheha H, Casas V, Hayashida Y. The use of amniotic membrane in reducing adhesions after strabismus surgery. J AAPOS 2009;13:99–101.
  • Tseng SC, Espana EM, Kawakita T et al. How does amniotic membrane work? Ocul Surf 2004;2:177–187.
  • Yamada M, Shinoda K, Hatakeyama A, Nishina S, Mashima Y. Fat adherence syndrome after retinal surgery treated with amniotic membrane transplantation. Am J Ophthalmol 2001;132:280–282.
  • Kersey JP, Vivian AJ. Mitomycin and amniotic membrane: a new method of reducing adhesions and fibrosis in strabismus surgery. Strabismus 2008;16:116–118.
  • Demirel S, Atilla H, Okcu Heper A, Erkam N. Effects of amniotic membrane on wound healing and adhesions in experimental strabismus surgery. Eur J Ophthalmol 2009;19:899–904.
  • Kassem RR, Gawdat GI, Zedan RH. Severe fibrosis of extraocular muscles after the use of lyophilized amniotic membrane in strabismus surgery. J AAPOS 2010;14:548–549.
  • Dua HS, Gomes JA, King AJ, Maharajan VS. The amniotic membrane in ophthalmology. Surv Ophthalmol 2004;49:51–77.
  • Eisenbrey AB, Frizzo W. Tissue banking regulations and oversight. Clin Lab Med 2005;25:487–498.
  • Madhavan HN, Priya K, Malathi J, Joseph PR. Preparation of amniotic membrane for ocular surface reconstruction. Indian J Ophthalmol 2002;50:227–231.
  • Gomes JA, Romano A, Santos MS, Dua HS. Amniotic membrane use in ophthalmology. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2005;16:233–240.
  • Hori J, Wang M, Kamiya K, Takahashi H, Sakuragawa N. Immunological characteristics of amniotic epithelium. Cornea 2006;25:S53–S58.
  • Thomasen H, Pauklin M, Steuhl KP, Meller D. Comparison of cryopreserved and air-dried human amniotic membrane for ophthalmologic applications. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009;247:1691–1700.
  • Hsi BL, Yeh CJ, Faulk WP. Human amniochorion: tissue-specific markers, transferrin receptors and histocompatibility antigens. Placenta 1982;3:1–12.
  • Barton K, Budenz DL, Khaw PT, Tseng SC. Glaucoma filtration surgery using amniotic membrane transplantation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001;42:1762–1768.
  • Kruse FE, Joussen AM, Rohrschneider K et al. Cryopreserved human amniotic membrane for ocular surface reconstruction. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2000;238:68–75.
  • Sippel KC, Ma JJ, Foster CS. Amniotic membrane surgery. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2001;12:269–281.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.