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An Experimental Technique

Giovanni A. Calabria, MD; Ronald C. Pruett, MD; Miquel F. Refojo, DSc; Charles L. Schepens, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1970;83(5):613-618.

Abstract
Isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate surgical adhesive was combined with silicone, gelatin, poly(2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate) (PGMA), and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) to investigate sutureless scleral buckling techniques. Good results were obtained in rabbits. The unique characteristics of tissue adhesives and hydrogels and their potential applications in retinal detachment surgery are discussed.

Author Affiliations
Boston

From the departments of retina research (Drs. Calabria, Pruett, and Schepens) and cornea research (Dr. Refojo), Retina Foundation, and the Retina Service (Drs. Pruett and Schepens), Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston. Dr. Calabria is now at the Clinica Oculistica, Universita di Genova, Italy.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication May 30, 1969.

Read before the 508th meeting of the New England Ophthalmological Society, Boston, April 29, 1969.

Reprint requests to Library, Retina Foundation, 100 Charles River Plaza, Boston 02114 (Dr. Pruett).

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