[Biointegration of eyelid gold weight implants (experimental study)]
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Transplantation into the Anterior Chamber of the Eye for Longitudinal, Non-invasive In vivo Imaging with Single-cell Resolution in Real-time
Published on: March 10, 2013
Y O Grusha1, A A Fedorov2, E I Fettser2
1Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11 A, B Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ophthalmology Department, 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991.
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The article presents the results of an experimental morphological study of biointegration of different eyelid weight implants used for paralytic lagophthalmos correction.
Aim:
To investigate biointegration features of gold monolithic and chain implants.
Material And Methods:
The study enrolled 11 Chinchilla rabbits (22 eyelids). Light and scanning electron microscopy was performed 2 weeks, 1, 2, 3 and 6 months after the implantation.
Results:
Over the whole follow-up period chain implants capsules remained more integrated with surrounding connective tissue than those of monolithic implants.
Conclusion:
The obtained results prove better immobilization of a gold chain implant preventing it from dislocation in the late postoperative period.
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