Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Only two medical institutions in Madhya Pradesh, AIIMS Bhopal and Gandhi Medical College (GMC) Bhopal, currently have the facility for human amniotic membrane grafting (AMG), a specialised procedure used in complex eye injuries. No other government medical college in state offers this treatment, despite broader claims of expanding tertiary health care, officials and doctors said.

Children injured in recent calcium carbide-related ocular incidents in Gwalior were referred to Bhopal for AMG procedures. Doctors said that AMG is used across medical disciplines, particularly in ophthalmology, to repair damaged tissue and support healing in severe injuries.

The amniotic membrane, sourced from placenta, is used for grafting to aid recovery in cases requiring tissue reg

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