[Silicon plug for retinal surgery (author's transl)].
For some time now a 7.5 mm wide plug made of hard silicon, with a grooved surface to facilitate fixing the thread, has been used in the surgery of retinal foramina to indent the bulbus. The plug has not caused any complications so far.
D006801:Humans; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery*; D012828:Silicones; D013523:Surgical Equipment
D012828:Silicones
Silikonplombe für die Netzhautchirurgie.