OBJECTIVES to verify the influence of dimethylsulfoxide and pentoxifylline on the vitality of cutaneous flaps in rats and the tissue repair process. METHODS were studied 30 Wistar rats, submitting them to a 2cm wide by 8cm long dorsal cutaneous flap, of caudal base. We distributed the animals in three groups: Control Group (n=10) with application gauze moistened with 0.9% Saline in the flap b...

Objectives To report the clinical outcomes of different surgical treatments used to manage feline corneal sequestra in a large number cases. Materials and Methods Medical records 172 cats affected by surgically managed techniques were retrospectively evaluated. Signalment, technique, visual outcomes, postoperative clarity recurrence Results One hundred seventy-two (175 eyes) breeds, ages sex in...

PURPOSE To report four cases of corneal interface complications that occurred after excimer laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS Four eyes of three patients underwent technically uneventful LASIK. RESULTS One day after LASIK, patients presented with severe pain, blurred vision, conjunctival infection, and diffuse opacity at the interface. Two days after LASIK, significant features ...

THERE are numerous techniques for the performance of cataract extraction and the literature is so vast that it is difficult to attempt to make any comprehensive references. The chief points of difference appear to be in the method of anaesthesia, the use of a conjunctival flap, and the method of making the incision and suturing the wound. A few brief notes will be made on each of these points a...

Eight hundred and eighty patients (913 eyes) with primary pterygium who were surgically treated from 1983-93 were followed up for 5.7 years on average. Based on the large number of cases and a 10 year period of practice, it was found that pterygium excised with a pedunculated conjunctival flap slide was effective and safe in the treatment of primary pterygium. The recurrence rate of 1.6% (15 ou...

Preparation. The area of bulbar conjunctiva within the circumvallation was later removed en bloc with the 12 x 7 mm. area of sclera over the ciliary body. The bulbar conjunctiva was then incised just peripheral to the diathermy circumvallation and the incision was extended round the limbus to 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock. From each end radiating incisions 8 mm. long were made posteriorly. The conju...