Abstract
Sodium hyaluronate is a substance of very high viscosity and is considered to be almost non-stimulating and non-toxic to living tissues (Balazs and Sweeny, 1966). On the basis of these characteristics, the substance has been injected into the anterior chamber and the vitreous cavity in order to preserve intraocular space during intraocular surgery. In cases of keratoplasty (Miller and Stegman, 1981), intraocular lens implantation (Miller and Stegman, 1980), and surgery for glaucoma (Pape and Balazs, 1980), favourable results of the use of sodium hyaluronate have been reported.
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Hayashi, H., Takao, Y., Oshima, K., Kyono, S. (1987). An experimental study of the ultrasonic characteristics of intravitreally injected sodium hyaluronate. In: Ossoinig, K.C. (eds) Ophthalmic Echography. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3315-6_44
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