Use of a gel biopolymer for the treatment of eviscerated eyes: experimental model in rabbits

Use of a gel biopolymer for the treatment of eviscerated eyes: experimental model in rabbits

PURPOSE: To evaluate histologically the integration process of cellulose gel produced by Zoogloea sp when implanted into rabbits' eviscerated eyes. METHODS: This experimental study employed 36 eyes of 18 rabbits subjected to evisceration of their right eyes. The sclerocorneal bag was sutured an...

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Main Authors: Francisco de Assis Cordeiro-Barbosa, José Lamartine de Andrade Aguiar, Mariana Montenegro de Melo Lira, Nicodemos Teles de Pontes Filho, Sidcley Bernardino-Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2012-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Enucleação ocular
Evisceração do olho
Bioprótese
Olho artificial
Saccharum
Implantes orbitários
Biopolímeros
Modelos animais
Coelhos
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492012000400010&lng=en&tlng=en

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