case_images: PMC5422750_01
case_images: Scleral melting 1 month after pterygium surgery.
case_images: cop-0008-0195-g01.jpg
case_images: PMC5422750_01_cop-0008-0195-g01.jpg
case_images: F1
case_images: At this time, slit-lamp examination demonstrated an epithelial defect with focal thinning and whitening of the conjunctival flap and sclera underneath associated with hyperemia and sentinel vessels surrounding the area (Fig. 1).
case_images: Amniotic membrane graft in place secured with absorbable sutures.
case_images: cop-0008-0195-g02.jpg
case_images: PMC5422750_01_cop-0008-0195-g02.jpg
case_images: F2
case_images: AM was placed over the scleral melting in a sandwich technique, with 2 layers placed with stromal side down, and another one with epithelium facing down. AM was secured with 8/0 absorbable sutures (Fig. 2).
case_images: Three weeks following amniotic membrane (AM) graft: complete AM integration and local inflammation resolved.
case_images: cop-0008-0195-g03.jpg
case_images: PMC5422750_01_cop-0008-0195-g03.jpg
case_images: F3
case_images: In week 3 there was complete integration of the AM, with no epithelial defect or signs of active inflammation (Fig. 3).