Super-thick amniotic membrane grafts an alternative for ocular surface reconstruction

Super-thick amniotic membrane grafts were easy to suture, were persistent and resulted in epithelialization of the ocular surface without primary symblepharon formation in patients with ocular surface abnormalities, according to a study.
“Super-thick amniotic membrane grafts are commercially available, less complicated and more comfortable than oral mucosa harvesting for significant conjunctival and forniceal reconstructions,” Paul T. Finger, MD, lead study author, told Healio.com/OSN.
The retrospective interventional case series evaluated the grafts for intraoperative handling,

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