title: An overview of potential applications of heparin in vitreoretinal surgery.
abstract: Heparin is a naturally occurring complex polysaccharide with properties that lend themselves to the potential treatment of proliferative ocular disorders. The biochemistry of heparin and its effects on the eye and cultured ocular cells under varied experimental conditions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: William Beaumont Eye Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Blumenkranz
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hartzer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iverson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000517:prevention & control; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin