Genipin-Crosslinked Donor Sclera for Posterior Scleral Contraction/Reinforcement to Fight Progressive Myopia | Zendy

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Genipin-Crosslinked Donor Sclera for Posterior Scleral Contraction/Reinforcement to Fight Progressive Myopia

Author(s) -

Anquan Xue,

Linyan Zheng,

Guilin Tan,

Shaoqun Wu,

Yue Wu,

Lingyun Cheng,

Jia Qu

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.17-23707

Subject(s) - sclera , ophthalmology , visual acuity , medicine , genipin , cornea , surgery , chemistry , chitosan , biochemistry

Myopia has become a global public health problem, particularly in East Asia where myopic retinopathy has become one of the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment in the elderly population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of posterior scleral contraction/reinforcement (PSCR) surgery on controlling the progressive elongation of axial length of highly myopic eyes in young patients.

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