AIM: Eye surface burn is easy to cause blindness. Amniotic membrane transplantation has become a hot spot of research for its special effects in recent years. This study observed the therapeutic outcome of fresh amniotic membrane transplantation for acute chemical or thermal burns at eye surface. METHODS: ①Eight eyes with acid burn in eight cases, ten eyes with alkali burn in ten cases, and seven eyes with thermal burn in six cases were selected from Yan'an University Affiliated Hospital between January 2002 and June 2007 including 23 males and 1 female aged 16-50 years. There were 18 eyes with preoperative vision