A fibrin-related line of research and theoretical possibilities for the use of fibrin glue as a temporary basal membrane in non-perforated corneal ulcers and in photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)-operated corneas Linha de pesquisa em fibrina e possibilidades teóricas de seu uso como membrana basal provisória em úlceras corneanas não perfuradas e em córneas operadas de ceratectomia fotorrefrativa (PRK)

PURPOSE: To report a specific line of research developed at the University of São Paulo/Brazil on fibrin glue used for sealing corneal perforations and the perspectives of use on non-perforated corneal ulcers and photorefractive keratectomy-operated corneas. METHODS: To describe fibrin glue manufact...

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Main Authors: José Américo Bonatti, Samir Jacob Bechara, Marcelo Wesley Lopes Dall'Col, Fernando Betty Cresta, Pedro Carlos Carricondo, Newton Kara-José
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2007-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492007000500029