Amniotic Ocular Discs and Grafts for Veterinarians
We now offer shelf-stable, decellularized amniotic membrane discs for the purpose of healing your patients’ ocular lifespan. We are excited to announce this new, cost-effective way to help repair essential tissues.
Our EyeQ ocular discs have been proven to maintain strength, are easy to handle, and are comfortable for patients—giving you the flexibility to choose the most effective device for each procedure and per each individual’s unique needs. From a general standpoint, once the surgery is over, patients typically recover quite well, displaying routine behavior soon thereafter.
Learn More About Its Success
Amniotic tissue has been used as a surgical graft for a variety of successful ophthalmic surgeries, operative procedures, and in a number of eye disorders. These include corneal epithelial surface reconstruction surgery, partial limbal stem cell deficiency, corneal perforations and ulcers, acute inflammation, and many other severe, time-sensitive ocular disorders.
The science behind amniotic membrane material is unique as its composition contains five kinds of collagen types: I, III, IV, V, and VII. Each collagen type serves a different purpose in the healing process and, when all of these are combined together, something special occurs.
Furthermore, the amniotic membrane is composed of extracellular matrix structures, which exhibit a makeup of grouped, specialized proteins, including fibronectin, laminins, proteoglycans, and glycosaminoglycans. This is significant because even a single layer of these cells can transform the body (in this case, the eyes) to be more collagen-rich. In this case, as the mesenchyme attaches to the chorion.
Finally, we have found that the amniotic membrane contains many essential healing properties that benefit its growth factors. These factors include epidermal growth, transforming growth-beta, fibroblast growth, and platelet-derived growth.
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