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Comment on: Continuous intraoperative optical coherence tomography-guided shield ulcer debridement with tuck in multilayered amniotic membrane transplantation.

Pooja Jain1, Neera Agrawal1.   

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Year:  2018        PMID: 30249863      PMCID: PMC6173032          DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_938_18

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol        ISSN: 0301-4738            Impact factor:   1.848


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Sir, We read with great interest the article on continuous intraoperative optical coherence tomography-guided shield ulcer debridement with tuck in multilayered amniotic membrane transplantation and would like to congratulate the authors for introducing a new technique of shield ulcer management.[1] While we agree with the authors regarding the benefit of multiple layers of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in faster healing of shield ulcer, we have certain doubts regarding the technique. The authors have described that the first amniotic membrane was applied with stromal side up with margins tucked in the subepithelial pockets created in the surrounding de-epithelized edges and the second membrane was put with the stromal side down.[1] We would like to ask the authors about how the stromal side up type of AMT would have lead to rapid epithelial healing. It is the basement membrane (BM) of amniotic membrane which promotes migration, adhesion, and differentiation of surrounding epithelial cells, and therefore, AMT should be done with the epithelium or BM side up when used as a graft in persistent epithelial defects or nonhealing ulcers.[23] The stromal side of amniotic membrane inhibits the fibroblastic proliferation by inhibiting the TGF-B signaling pathway and should be placed towards conjunctival or corneal side when used for reducing the scarring.[4] It also reduces inflammation by acting as a barrier to the toxic effects of tears when used as a patch.[5] We are also of the same opinion that when used as a graft it should be put with BM side up, and when used as a patch, it should be put with the stromal side down. Besides we would also like to ask the opinion of authors about their experience of topical immunosuppressants (tacrolimus, cyclosporine, etc.) in such cases of severe vernal keratoconjunctivities.

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1.  Suppression of TGF-beta signaling in both normal conjunctival fibroblasts and pterygial body fibroblasts by amniotic membrane.

Authors:  S B Lee; D Q Li; D T Tan; D C Meller; S C Tseng
Journal:  Curr Eye Res       Date:  2000-04       Impact factor: 2.424

2.  Multilayer amniotic membrane transplantation for reconstruction of deep corneal ulcers.

Authors:  F E Kruse; K Rohrschneider; H E Völcker
Journal:  Ophthalmology       Date:  1999-08       Impact factor: 12.079

3.  Continuous intraoperative optical coherence tomography-guided shield ulcer debridement with tuck in multilayered amniotic membrane transplantation.

Authors:  Namrata Sharma; Deepali Singhal; Prafulla Kumar Maharana; Rahul Jain; Pranita Sahay; Jeewan S Titiyal
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2018-06       Impact factor: 1.848

4.  Amniotic membrane transplantation in the management of shield ulcers of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

Authors:  M S Sridhar; V S Sangwan; A K Bansal; G N Rao
Journal:  Ophthalmology       Date:  2001-07       Impact factor: 12.079

Review 5.  Amniotic membrane transplantation: a review of current indications in the management of ophthalmic disorders.

Authors:  Virender S Sangwan; Sanghamitra Burman; Sushma Tejwani; Sankaranarayana Pillai Mahesh; Ramesh Murthy
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2007 Jul-Aug       Impact factor: 1.848

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