Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Intraoperative Conjunctival Repair During Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C

To describe the use of amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation for the repair of conjunctival buttonholes during trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.Four eyes of 3 patients with thin conjunctiva, precluding watertight conjunctival closure at the incision site with suturing, underwent intraoperative AM grafts over the leaking areas.In all eyes, a functional, nonleaking bleb was achieved. At the latest follow-up (8 to 30 mo), all eyes had intraocular...