title: [Blepharocoloboma repaired with preserved scleral homograft].
abstract: 40 cases of blepharocoloboma of various causes and sizes were repaired with preserved sclera and satisfactory results. The effective rate was 100%. Histological and immunological studies of scleral homografts in rabbits showed that slight cellular immunoreactions occurred in the early postoperative period; however, no graft was rejected, but gradually replaced by connective tissue of the recipient to become a structural and functional part of the eyelid.
authors.affiliation: Third Teaching Hospital of Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation*; D014021:Tissue Preservation