Sutureless sealing of penetrating corneal wounds using a laser-activated thin film adhesive

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 490-498

  Shahbazi, Jeyran ^a   Marçal, Helder ^a   Watson, Stephanie ^a   Wakefield, Denis ^a   Sarris, Maria ^b   Foster, L John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

chitosan; cornea; indocyanine green; intraocular pressure; IOP; SurgiLux

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; FIBRIN GLUE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LASER; LASER ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; TEMPERATURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHITOSAN; CORNEA; CORNEAL PERFORATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LASER THERAPY; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 79960503185     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21076     Document Type: Article

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