Journal article
Sodium hyaluronate (Healon) in closed vitrectomy
Ophthalmic surgery, Vol.17(5), pp.299-306
05/1986
PMID: 3725301
Abstract
Healon was implanted into the vitreous cavity of 33 eyes at the conclusion of pars plana vitrectomy. In aphakic eyes, Healon diffused rapidly into the anterior chamber, reducing the length of effective tamponade posteriorly and causing marked elevations of intraocular pressure. In phakic diabetic eyes, Healon appeared to trap hemorrhage mechanically from bleeding fibrovascular stumps posteriorly. It may therefore reduce the risk of opacifying vitreous hemorrhage after vitrectomy in phakic eyes with active neovascularization.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sodium hyaluronate (Healon) in closed vitrectomy
- Creators
- J C FolkA J PackerT A WeingeistM J Howcroft
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ophthalmic surgery, Vol.17(5), pp.299-306
- Publisher
- United States
- PMID
- 3725301
- ISSN
- 0022-023X
- eISSN
- 1938-2375
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/1986
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979916502771
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