title: Gore-Tex soft tissue bands as scleral explants in rabbits: a preliminary histologic study.
abstract: Gore-Tex (polytetrafluoroethylene) grafts have been used in a variety of surgical procedures, particularly vascular, plastic, and reconstructive surgery. As suggested by previous animal studies, Gore-Tex soft tissue patches (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) may have application in ocular surgery for scleral buckling and support procedures. We buckled the scleras of 14 rabbit eyes using strips of polytetrafluoroethylene soft tissue patches and monitored ocular tissue reaction and histologic changes in response to this material.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tawakol
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Peyman
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene