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. 2015 Jul 11;17:51–58. doi: 10.1007/s10561-015-9520-y

Table 3.

Success rates for AM therapy

Pathological condition Success (%) Partial success (%) Failure (%)
Corneal ulcers including neurotrophic keratitis 100
Keratitis/endophthalmitis 90 10
Pterygium 71 21 8
Post keratoplasty, glaucoma or cataract 100
Chemical trauma 15 61 24
Bullous keratopathy 100
Neoplasia of the ocular surface 50 17 33
Reconstruction of the conjunctiva and fornix 30 23 47
Corneal degeneration 100
Recurrent epithelial erosions 85 10 5
Primary and secondary limbal stem cell deficiency 18 50 32
Mucous membrane pemphigoid 10 11 79
Dystrophy 100
Mechanical trauma 100
Stevens–Johnson or Lyell’s syndrome 19 19 62
Reconstruction of the anophthalmic cavity 100
Physical trauma 70 30
Eyelid reconstruction 100
Dysfunctional tear syndrome 100
Other 29 17 54

Data on success rates for AM ocular therapies between 2003 and 2014