Resumen

ALEMANY GONZALEZ, Jaime  y  CAMACHO RUAIGIP, Fariel. Some uses of human amniotic membrane in Ophthalmology. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2006, vol.19, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.

A literature review was made on the use of amniotic membrane in ophthalmology, with the objective of finding out its mechanisms of action and applications as well as the results of human amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction. A number of texts and articles published on this type of treatment for cornea, conjunctiva, sclera and eyelids diseases and traumas were studied. It was concluded that this is a valid therapeutical alternative that may be very beneficial in our context

Palabras clave : Amniotic membrana; cornea.

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