title: Computed axial tomography on highly myopic eyes following scleral reinforcement surgery.
abstract: We performed computed tomography (CT) studies on six patients (with follow up ranging from 8 months to 18 years) following scleral reinforcement surgery, comparing the density of the observed implanted scleral material with both normal human sclera and myopic sclera. Results demonstrated the presence of a material on the posterior pole with a density greater than or equal to the experimentally determined density of ungrafted donor sclera. We conclude that CT is a useful method of evaluating both the position and long-term stability of implanted donor sclera.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, San Gabriel.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity