A case series of patients presented with graft versus host disease with ocular involvement . The study recruited a total of 3 patients who were referred to cornea clinic of Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait between April 2022 and April 2024. All cases presented with severe dryness, spks and corneal epithelial defect not responding to other measures of treatment. An OmniLenz was applied for each patient for one week. Primary outcome measures included healing of the corneal resistant epithelial defect, secondary outcome measures were improvement of signs of dryness.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3
sutureless dehydrated amniotic membrane (omnigen) mounted on contact lens (omnilenz)
Farwanyia Hospital
Al Farwānīyah, Kuwait
Epithelial healing, Slit lamp examination with cobalt blue light after installation of fluorescein eye drops
Time frame: 1 week ( duration of the application of omnilenz )
Omnigen tolerability, Questionnaire for the patients asking about discomfort sensation or the need to patch the eye
Time frame: 1 week ( duration of the application of omnilenz )
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