Experimental suprachoroidal plombage with a urethane based hydrophilic polymer.
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Foulds, WS; Aitken, D; Lee, WR
Published in: Br J Ophthalmol
April 1988
Small portions of dehydrated hydrophilic polymer (HPU 90, Smith and Nephew) have been inserted into the suprachoroidal space in rabbits to investigate the possible use of suprachoroidal plombage in retinal detachment surgery. As it hydrates, the material causes a pronounced elevation of choroid and retina, and the implants have been well tolerated for periods of up to one year in experimental animals. The implant slowly breaks down and stimulates a simple macrophagic reaction: fibrosis in the overlying choroid is associated with ischaemic gliosis and chorioretinal fusion.
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Br J Ophthalmol
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ISSN
0007-1161
Publication Date
April 1988
Volume
72
Issue
4
Start / End Page
278 / 283
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Retinal Detachment
- Retina
- Rabbits
- Polyurethanes
- Pigment Epithelium of Eye
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Macrophages
- Choroid
- Animals
- 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
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Foulds, W. S., Aitken, D., & Lee, W. R. (1988). Experimental suprachoroidal plombage with a urethane based hydrophilic polymer. Br J Ophthalmol, 72(4), 278–283. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.72.4.278
Foulds, W. S., D. Aitken, and W. R. Lee. “Experimental suprachoroidal plombage with a urethane based hydrophilic polymer.” Br J Ophthalmol 72, no. 4 (April 1988): 278–83. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.72.4.278.
Foulds WS, Aitken D, Lee WR. Experimental suprachoroidal plombage with a urethane based hydrophilic polymer. Br J Ophthalmol. 1988 Apr;72(4):278–83.
Foulds, W. S., et al. “Experimental suprachoroidal plombage with a urethane based hydrophilic polymer.” Br J Ophthalmol, vol. 72, no. 4, Apr. 1988, pp. 278–83. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bjo.72.4.278.
Foulds WS, Aitken D, Lee WR. Experimental suprachoroidal plombage with a urethane based hydrophilic polymer. Br J Ophthalmol. 1988 Apr;72(4):278–283.
Published In
Br J Ophthalmol
DOI
ISSN
0007-1161
Publication Date
April 1988
Volume
72
Issue
4
Start / End Page
278 / 283
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Retinal Detachment
- Retina
- Rabbits
- Polyurethanes
- Pigment Epithelium of Eye
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Macrophages
- Choroid
- Animals
- 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry