[Animal experiment testing of polyurethane soft foam (SYSpur) as an episcleral filling material]

Soft polyurethane foam was sutured to the sclerae of 28 rabbit eyes in a manner similar to scleral buckling in retinal detachment surgery. During the follow-up period no tissue incompatibility was observed and wound healing appeared to be without complications. Microscopic examination revealed fibrocytes growing through the sponge and after 24 weeks the polyurethane meshwork was completely filled with granulation tissue.