OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of amniotic membrane transplantation(AMT) for ocular burn. METHODS: Twenty patients with ocular burn(28 eyes) were treated with amniotic membrane transplantation. Of them, there were 6 cases of severe alkali burn(10 eyes), 8 cases of severe acid burn(10 eyes), and 6 cases of thermal burn(8 eyes). RESULTS: In 28 eyes, ocular inflammation was controlled after 3-7 days of surgery; no continued dissolution, perforation and iris atrophy were found. There were corneal transparency in 16 eyes, keratoleukoma in 4 eyes, and total corneal opacity in 8 eyes. All eyeballs were saved and had stable ocular surface. There was no allograft immune rejection and secondary infection. CONCLUSION: Amnitic membrane transplantation can relieve the inflammatory reaction, reduce the growth of blood vessel and restrain the proliferation of fibrous tissue. It is an effect surgical method for ocular burn in reconstruction of ocular surface and salvage of eyeball.
