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feeling about the interactions and
thought that the attendees wanted
to learn as much as they could from
us. We can use some of their tech-
niques, too. I'm looking forward to
the next opportunity." EW
Editors' note: The Myanmar Eye
Meeting was conducted by HEF in
partnership with the Yangon Eye
Hospital, Carl Zeiss Meditec Southeast
Asia (Singapore), and the Myanmar
American Vision Company. HEF is a
non-profit organization, and volunteers
fund their own travel and lodging. Dr.
Asbell has no financial interests related
to her comments.
Contact information
Asbell: penny.asbell@nyc.rr.com
"It might not be how I would
treat a patient, but they're pretty ex-
perienced with it. There is an abun-
dance of ocular surface disease, a fair
amount of Stevens-Johnson disease,"
she said. "There are chemical burns.
In the United States, chemical burns
are typically industrial, but in
Myanmar it's more likely a result of
an argument where someone throws
a chemical in somebody's face."
Dr. Asbell illustrated how to
perform a patch graft and the
advantages of using that treatment;
other topics included treating ocular
herpes and preventing recurrence.
"It was definitely not a one-way
street. We shared how we handle
difficult cases, and we learned about
some of their innovative approach-
es, like the use of amniotic mem-
brane when fresh cornea tissue is
not available," she said.
Partnering with a non-profit like
the HEF "fits my goals," Dr. Asbell
said. "I don't want to go and just do
surgery—I want to teach skills that
can be of continuing benefit to the
physicians and their patients."
HEF is planning another teach-
ing course and has been invited to
return in the fall of 2015, Dr. Asbell
said.
"This was a great meeting. I do
sense that it was a shared experi-
ence," she said. "I had a very warm
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Patient with descemetocele. Corneal tissue is scarce and often amniotic membrane is used to
"seal" the eye and protect the globe.
Examining cornea consult patient and exchanging approaches for addressing dense corneal
scar. About 100–150 transplants are done each year, but the waiting list is more than 3,000.
Source (all): Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA
