The use of boric acid solution to help in the removal of biodegraded miragel episcleral buckles

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-93

  Roldán Pallarés, Manuela ^a,c   Avila, María Isabel Ambit ^a   Refojo, Miguel F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROLYSIS; IMPLANT; MALE; MIRAGEL; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BORIC ACIDS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; RABBITS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLERA; SCLERAL BUCKLING;

EID: 13844289182     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200501000-00017     Document Type: Article

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