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Photographs of patients with AFR. (A) The 9-month follow-up photographs of a patient with TEN. The AM dissolved completely in both eyes 3 weeks after surgery. The corneal epithelium healed completely in the right eye, and the defect remained at 3 x 4 mm in size in the left eye 3 weeks after surgery. (B) The cornea of the right eye had completely returned to having a normal transparency. The cornea remained slightly opaque in the left eye 3 months after the operation. The eyelid margin showed moderate congestion and inflammation. (C) The cornea of the right eye was clear, and the corneal opacity of the left eye was significantly reduced 9 months after surgery. (D) Photographs of patients with thermal, acid, and alkali burns.
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Here, we provided some eye pictures of patients with AFR, including TEN, thermal burn, acid burn, and alkaline burns (Figure 2). Moreover, we showed a long followup of patients with TEN who received AFR (Figure 2C). At this time, the epithelium of the double eyelid margin was still not completely repaired (Figure 2A). Figure 2B demonstrates that the cornea was completely clear despite a punctured epithelial defect in the right eye. The cornea presented with scattered punctate epithelial defects, and there was a slight opacity in the left eye at 3 months after the operation (Figure 2B). At the same time, the eyelid margin also showed moderate congestion and inflammation (Figure 2B). The cornea of the right eye was clear, and the corneal opacity of the left eye was significantly reduced 9 months after surgery (Figure 2C). The 3D-printed AFR allows the AM to fit to the ocular surface better without wrinkles (Figure 2A).
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