title: Scleral pockets and lyophilized sclera in retinal detachments.
abstract: For our buckling operations in retinal detachment, we prefer lyophilized sclera because it is well tolerated without tissue reaction, and very easy to handle. Its inertness is demonstrated by histopathological examination of sclera fragments taken during reoperations.
mesh_terms: D005612:Freeze Drying; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous