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To study and evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane graft with conformer compared with mucous membrane graft with conformer in mild to moderate contracted socket

RKRam Kumar SMSuroma Joysmine Marndi
Year0
Volume4
Issue2
Pages83-88
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Abstract

Aim: To evaluates the efficacy of both amniotic membrane transplantation and mucous membrane graft with conformer in each group in fornix reconstruction in mild to moderate contracted socket.
Materials and Methods: This study included 20 patients (10-60years) with mild-moderated contracted socket, attending OPD, Department of Ophthalmology in tertiary care hospital.
Study Design: observational study for one year patients were randomly grouped as Group A include 10 patients who underwent fornix reconstruction with AMG with conformer and rest 10 patients in Group B who underwent MMG with conformer, these patients were followed up on post-operative 3rd month, 6th month and 9th to assess the pre-operative and post-operative central inferior fornix depth.

Results: 20 patients of contracted socket were included in this study and randomly 10 patients each were categorized into Group A and Group B.GROUP A: AMG with conformer- The mean pre-operative and post-operative central inferior fornix measured was 3.19 ± 0.28 mm and 7.09 ± 0.15mm respectively. Complete success in post-operative 9th month was in 8 cases (80%) while 2 cases (20%) had partial success. GROUP B: MMG with conformer- The mean pre-operative and post-operative central inferior fornix measured was 3.04 ± 0.24 mm and 6.94 ± 0.18mm respectively. Complete success in post-operative 9th month was in 7 cases (70%) while 3 cases (30%) had partial success .There were no graft rejections. p-value 0.0001 in each group which was statistically very significant.
Conclusion: AMG and MMG with a conformer is a simple and safe method for fornix reconstruction in mild to moderate contracted socket.

Keywords: Amniotic membrane graft, Fornix reconstruction, Mucous membrane graft, Prosthesis, Symblepharon.

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