Table 3.
Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in seven patients with acute ulcerative and necrotising herpetic stromal keratitis. Surgical procedures and results after surgery
| Patient No | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Number of AMTs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| AMT technique | Multilayer | Multilayer | Single layer | Multilayer | Single layer | Multilayer | Single layer |
| Follow up (months) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| Epithelial healing after AMT (days) | 21 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 11 |
| Stromal healing after AMT (days) | 14 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Vision after AMT | 20/30 | 20/100 | 20/200 | 20/200 | HM | 20/100 | HM |
| Vision improved after AMT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Complications after AMT | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Other surgical procedures | No | No | No | Botulinum | T, PO | No | No |
T = tarsorrhaphy; PO = punctal occlusion; Botulinum = botulinum toxin induced ptosis; HM = hand movements; cataracts were present in patients 1, and 3–7.