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REPORT ON THE USE OF HEMA IN INTRAOCULAR LENSES *
Author(s) -
Parker Ronald
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1979.tb01428.x
Subject(s) - intraocular lenses , sterilization (economics) , ophthalmology , medicine , optometry , surgery , intraocular lens , philosophy , linguistics , currency , foreign exchange market
Hema has been used for I.O.L. implants with no apparent complications in a seventeen month follow‐up period so far. Sterilization by autoclaving, one‐piece construction and lack of adhesion to corneal endothelial cells are cited as probable advantages in I.O.L. designs. Hema implants are under study in Japan, India and South Africa. The procedure is investigational and the lenses are not marketable