Human amniotic membrane transplantation in the treatment of corneal surface diseases

INTRODUCTION OCULAR SURFACE HEALTH OCULAR SURFACE FAILURE: EPITHELIAL METAPLASIA Squamous metaplasia Corneal conjunctivalizization bal stem-cell deficiency HUMAN AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE HISTOLOGY OF AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE PROPERTIES CLINICAL USES OF AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE THE USE OF AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE FOR OCULAR-SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION IN THE PRESE NCE OF FUNCTIONAL LIMBUS Persistent corneal epithelial defects conjunctival surface reconstruction P terygium THE USE OF AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE FOR OCULAR-SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION IN OCULAR-SU RFACE LIMBAL DEFICIENCY Partial or focal limbal deficiency total limbal deficiency STAGES OF AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE PREPAATION AND USE AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE BANKING PREPARATION METHOD SURGICAL TECHNIQUES POSTOPERAT IVE CARE CONCLUSION