Use of amniotic membrane may cause complications in strabismus surgery

Monday, January 3, 2011 - 19:20 in Health & Medicine

Postoperative adhesions are a major complication in strabismus surgery. Amniotic membrane has been used in the hopes of preventing these adhesions by forming a biological barrier during healing. In a new study, a team of researchers from Cairo University have discovered that the new approach may also have the opposite effect.

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