J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1989 Feb;30(1):45-48.
An Experimental Study of Histological Changes of Scleral Homograft
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Transplantation of the scleral homograft was performed with 6 rabbits in order to evaluate its usefulness as a material for frontalis sling operation. Scleral homografts which were surrounded by connective tissue maintained normal scleral architecture until the 12th week of subcutaneous implantation. Under the electronmicroscopic examination, sclenl homografts maintained their proper collagen fiber type I architecture until the 12th week. With these results we considered that homologous scleral shell could be a promising material for frontalis sling operation.
