Pediatric glaucoma surgery: a report by the American Academy Of Ophthalmology

TC Chen, PP Chen, BA Francis, AK Junk, SD Smith… - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To review the current published literature to evaluate the success rates and long-
term problems associated with surgery for pediatric glaucoma. Methods Literature searches …

Device‐modified trabeculectomy for glaucoma

X Wang, R Khan, A Coleman - Cochrane Database of …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that leads to vision loss and blindness. It is
the second most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The main treatment for …

Repeated freezing procedures preserve structural and functional properties of amniotic membrane for application in ophthalmology

O Pogozhykh, N Hofmann, O Gryshkov… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
For decades, the unique regenerative properties of the human amniotic membrane (hAM)
have been successfully utilized in ophthalmology. As a directly applied biomaterial, the hAM …

Hyperdry human amniotic membrane is useful material for tissue engineering: physical, morphological properties, and safety as the new biological material

M Okabe, K Kitagawa, T Yoshida… - … Research Part A, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Human amniotic membrane (AM) has been used widely as graft biomaterial for a variety of
clinical applications. But, there are some persistent problems related to the preparation …

Trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C versus trabeculectomy with amniotic membrane transplant: a medium-term randomized, controlled trial

HA Khairy, MF Elsawy - Journal of Glaucoma, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of trabeculectomy with
the use of amniotic membrane transplant (AMT) compared with the standard trabeculectomy …

The developments in amniotic membrane transplantation in glaucoma and vitreoretinal procedures

R Sharma, V Nappi, T Empeslidis - International Ophthalmology, 2023 - Springer
The main reasons why Amniotic Membrane (AM) is transplanted in Ophthalmology are: to
provide a substrate for cellular growth and to provide tectonic support or as a biological …

Comparison of the effects of preservation methods on structural, biological, and mechanical properties of the human amniotic membrane for medical applications

A Jafari, Y Mirzaei, AH Mer, M Rezaei-Tavirani… - Cell and Tissue …, 2024 - Springer
Amniotic membrane (AM), the innermost layer of the placenta, is an exceptionally effective
biomaterial with divers applications in clinical medicine. It possesses various biological …

Effectiveness and safety of trabeculectomy along with amniotic membrane transplantation on glaucoma: a systematic review

T Shen, W Hu, W Cai, H Jin, D Yu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To determine the effectiveness and safety of trabeculectomy along with amniotic
membrane transplantation (AMT) for glaucoma. Methods. This systematic review was …

Filtering bleb structure associated with long-term intraocular pressure control after amniotic membrane-assisted trabeculectomy

M Nakamura, M Naka, Y Tatsumi… - Current Eye …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose/Aim: To determine whether amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) at
trabeculectomy affects intrableb structures and which intrableb parameters are significantly …

Use of amniotic membrane in MMC-augmented Trabeculectomy: A retrospective comparative study

J Roque, FT Vaz, R Basto, S Henriques… - Clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) has shown promising results as an
antifibrotic agent in trabeculectomy. We aimed to evaluate the additional effect of AMT in …