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Use of hydrogels as corneal inlays for refractive surgery
Author(s) -
Laroche Laurent,
Honiger Jiri. E.,
Borderie Vincent
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19951000108
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , cornea , inlay , acrylonitrile , materials science , refractive surgery , biomedical engineering , in vivo , copolymer , ophthalmology , composite material , polymer , polymer chemistry , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
A novel hydrogel has been used for intracorneal implantation, in order to correct refractive errors of the eye. Our hydrogel is a polyanionic copolymer of acrylonitrile and sodium methallylsulfonate material (AN 69, made by HOSPAL, France). We describe here its formation, chemico‐physical and biological properties (in vitro and in vivo), and its biomechanical behaviour when implanted into the cornea.