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Combined effect of Interceed and 5-fluorouracil on delayed adjustable strabismus surgery
Author(s) -
JeongMin Hwang,
Bong Leen Chang
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.016
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1468-2079
pISSN - 0007-1161
DOI - 10.1136/bjo.83.7.788
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , strabismus , strabismus surgery , ophthalmology , eye disease , fibrous joint , anesthesia
To discover a more reliable method of performing delayed suture adjustment as a basis to investigate whether delayed adjustment actually provides more stable results. In order to prevent the formation of postoperative adhesions and delay the time of adjustment, an animal study was performed to determine the combined effect of physical barriers, Viscoat and Interceed, and a pharmacological agent, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).

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