PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of fibrin glue in Gundersen flap surgery. DESIGN Prospective case series. STUDY SUBJECTS Seven eyes of seven subjects who had undergone Gundersen flap surgery from 2009 to 2011 at the Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore. METHODS Review of case records for outcomes after Gundersen flap surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Surgical success was defined as...

AIM To compare the efficacy and safety of fornix-based and limbus-based conjunctival flaps of phacotrabeculectomy with mitomycin C in patients with primary open angle glaucoma and cataract. METHODS The study included 16 patients (6 men and 10 women) with primary open angle glaucoma and bilateral cataract. In each patient, phacotrabeculectomy with mitomycin C was performed on both eyes: the ey...

PURPOSE To compare the two transscleral fixation (TSF) techniques of intrascleral pocket and conventional scleral flap with conjunctival division techniques in terms of short-term clinical effects. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included all consecutive patients with aphakia in Gyeongsang National University Hospital in Jinju, Korea, who underwent TSF between January 2012 and Decembe...

Introduction: This report describes the use of conjunctival flaps to enable survival type I keratoprosthesis (KPro) in two cases bilateral severe total limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) following chemical burns. Presentation case: Two patients had a history injury with lime. On examination, presenting...

Soft tissue coverage of distal medial ankle wounds is a challenging problem in orthopedic surgery because of the limited local tissues and prominent instrumentation. Traditionally, these wounds required free tissue transfer to achieve suitable coverage and subsequent bony union. To better respect the reconstructive ladder and to avoid the inherent difficulty of free flap coverage, rotational fl...

INTRODUCTION The Argus II retinal prosthesis is composed of an epiretinal electrode array positioned over the macula and connected to an extrascleral electronics case via a silicone cable, running through a sclerotomy. During implantation, the manufacturer recommends to cover the sclerotomy site with a patch of processed human pericardium to prevent postoperative hypotony and conjunctival erosi...

Dr. Elliot says my figures add no weight to my "contention." The figures are small and I have no desire to dogmatize unon them, but as far as they go, they are not unfavourable EiX out of ten extractions in which the conjunctival fian sutured were simple [i.e., without iridectomy) and the soliHrv prolapse met with occurred in one of these (12*5 p c ) 1 tl.i. iV anyone acquainted with the statis...