Fibrin glue in the management of corneal melt.
Human fibrin glue aids physiological healing thereby reducing corneal vascularization and scarring compared with cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive. A 40-year-old intellectually disabled man with a corneal melt is reported who was managed successfully using human fibrin glue, alleviating the need for emergency penetrating keratoplasty.
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D000328:Adult; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives