Human amniotic membrane plugging
Surgeon: Wang Zhaoyang
Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
Wang Zhaoyang now works at the Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
Main steps: The human amniotic membrane (hAM) patch was trimmed into an appropriate size (2 mm × 2 mm) and inserted into the vitreous chamber through a cannula. It was flattened using internal limiting membrane tweezers and its position was adjusted after being inserted into the subretinal space. Gas-liquid exchange was immediately performed to prevent displacement of the hAM patch, followed by filling with silicone oil.
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