Combined Multilayered Amniotic Membrane Graft and Fibrin Glue as a Surgical Management of Limbal Dermoid Cyst
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Surgical Procedure
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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BCVA (LogMar) | Cylindrical Power (D) | Axis of Cylinder | Spherical Equivalent (D) | Root Means Square (µm) | Strehl Ratio | LOA (µm) | HOA (µm) | |
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Preoperative | 0.1 | 2.10 | 55° | −1.50 | 1.88 | 0.1192 | 1.58 | 1.03 |
Postoperative | 0 | 1.49 | 60° | −1.00 | 1.48 | 0.1353 | 1.37 | 0.55 |
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Poddi, M.; Romano, V.; Borgia, A.; Porcaro, F.; Cagini, C.; Messina, M. Combined Multilayered Amniotic Membrane Graft and Fibrin Glue as a Surgical Management of Limbal Dermoid Cyst. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 607. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020607
Poddi M, Romano V, Borgia A, Porcaro F, Cagini C, Messina M. Combined Multilayered Amniotic Membrane Graft and Fibrin Glue as a Surgical Management of Limbal Dermoid Cyst. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(2):607. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020607
Chicago/Turabian StylePoddi, Maria, Vito Romano, Alfredo Borgia, Floriana Porcaro, Carlo Cagini, and Marco Messina. 2025. "Combined Multilayered Amniotic Membrane Graft and Fibrin Glue as a Surgical Management of Limbal Dermoid Cyst" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 2: 607. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020607
APA StylePoddi, M., Romano, V., Borgia, A., Porcaro, F., Cagini, C., & Messina, M. (2025). Combined Multilayered Amniotic Membrane Graft and Fibrin Glue as a Surgical Management of Limbal Dermoid Cyst. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(2), 607. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020607