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Multiple semi-dissolved granules of potassium permanganate were trapped in the lower fornix.
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Multiple semi-dissolved granules of potassium permanganate were found trapped in the lower fornix (Fig. 1), resulting in scattered brown patches over the inferior bulbar and tarsal conjunctiva.
After copious eye irrigation and KMnO4 granules removal, brownish stains remained on the conjunctiva and fornix. A central 5-mm corneal epithelial defect was also revealed.
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However, some stains remained on the conjunctiva (Fig. 2).
Amniotic membrane enhances recovery by reducing inflammation and promoting wound healing.
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Besides, PROKERA  assisted in preventing symblepharon formation in this patient, as the child's eye had not yet a fully developed size, which allowed PROKERA  to sit against and sustain the fornices (Fig. 3).