FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Deepika Malik, MD, discusses a way for macular gap restore that makes use of a decellularized human amniotic membrane.
“Use this decellularized basement membrane in sufferers who’ve refractory macular holes with a dimension of 800 µm to 1,100 µm,” Malik stated.
A case examine of the method in 10 sufferers with long-standing macular holes demonstrated optimistic outcomes, with all sufferers experiencing macular gap closure. Moreover, visible acuity improved by one to 4 traces in about 70% of sufferers.
“I like to attend for no less than 5 to 10 minutes previous to putting the membrane to be sure that the retina is extraordinarily dry since there may be all the time a chance of displacement of the membrane postoperatively,” Malik stated.
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Malik D. Macular gap restore with bidirectional decellularized human amniotic membrane (hAM) — overlay method. Introduced at: Retina World Congress; Could 8-11, 2025; Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Malik studies no related monetary disclosures.
