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Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1389-2010
ISSN (Online): 1873-4316

Hyaluronan as an Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Device

Author(s): Endre A. Balazs

Volume 9, Issue 4, 2008

Page: [236 - 238] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/138920108785161596

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Abstract

Hyaluronan solutions known as ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs) are used in surgical procedures within the eye and on the surface of the eye to prevent dryness and to facilitate wound healing. HA and a variety of derivatives facilitate procedures including vitreoretinal surgery, anterior segment surgery, glaucoma surgery, and corneal transplantation.

Keywords: Hyaluronic acid, surgical aid, moisturizer, wound healing


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