[Amniotic membrane transplantation for the treatment severe acanthamoeba keratitis].

Background: It is now possible to treat ocular surface disorders by means of amniotic membrane transplantation. We performed a study to determine the efficacy of this technique in the treatment of severe Acanthamoeba keratitis.

Methods: We studied six patients with severe, painful, nonhealing Acanthamoeba keratitis who underwent one or two amniotic membrane transplantation procedures between February 2001 and January 2003.