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BIOPLAST® FIBRIN FILM FOR CONJUNCTIVAL REPLACEMENT
Author(s) -
TAPASZTO ISTVAN,
KERENYI GEZA
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1979.tb00522.x
Subject(s) - fibrin , biocompatible material , grafting , conjunctiva , pterygium , implant , medicine , surgery , ophthalmology , chemistry , biomedical engineering , pathology , immunology , organic chemistry , polymer
The study includes 43 cases of conjunctival grafting in chemical burns and traumatic pterygium. Resorbable Bioplast® fibrin film was used as a readily available, biocompatible conjunctival substitute. The implant was absorbed and the site occupied by fresh conjunctival tissue in a few weeks. The composition of tear proteins was restored to normal as fast as after free conjunctival grafting. The results were also satisfactory in terms of cosmetics.