Autologous allogeneic amniotic membrane grafting in Stevens-Johnson syndrome

We describe the use of autologous allogeneic amniotic membrane in ocular surface reconstruction. A 28-year-old woman with cicatricial entropion from Stevens-Johnson syndrome had recurrent keratinization of the tarsal conjunctiva. Amniotic membrane from the patient's own conceptus was stored and successfully used in ocular surface reconstruction with improvement of ocular symptoms. Disease transmission is an important risk inherent in all human tissue transplantation. Use of carefully prepared autologous allogeneic amniotic membrane grafts should be considered in pregnant patients in need of ocular surface reconstruction.