Background: Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) has a long tradition in ophthalmic surgery and has become very popular recently because of newly developed methods of tissue preservation.

It is also known as a "caul birth" (the caul is the membrane which covers the foetus ... captures the moment a baby is born within the amniotic sac, an occurrence that only happens 1 in every ...

Objective: To evaluate the indications and outcomes of sutureless amniotic membrane transplant (AMT; ProKera) in the management of ocular surface disorders. Methods: Chart review of patients who ...

One eye required ProKera three times and then dehydrated amniotic membrane (AmbioDisk; IOP, Inc.) with a BSCL. In this eye, the epithelial defect decreased in size but persisted at the last follow ...

which allow the biological components of the amniotic membrane and fluid to be preserved without losing their therapeutic properties. These preservation methods have made it possible for amniotic ...