Porcine pericardium as glaucoma implant tube coverage: an experimental study Uso de pericárdio suíno no recobrimento de implantes de drenagem de glaucoma: um estudo experimental

Porcine pericardium as glaucoma implant tube coverage: an experimental study Uso de pericárdio suíno no recobrimento de implantes de drenagem de glaucoma: um estudo experimental

PURPOSE: To evaluate the inflammatory response associated with the use of processed porcine pericardium and glycerin-preserved homologous sclera as silicone glaucoma drainage device coverage in a rabbit experimental model. METHODS: Eight New Zealand white rabbits' eyes received an equal-sized g...

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Main Authors: Luciano Moreira Pinto, Caio Vinicius Saito Regatieri, Ivan Maynart Tavares, Moacyr Pezati Rigueiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2008-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Transplante heterólogo
Pericárdio
Implantes para drenagem de glaucoma
Glaucoma
Suínos
Transplantation, heterologous
Pericardium
Glaucoma drainage implants
Swine
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