title: Hyaluronan as an ophthalmic viscoelastic device.
abstract: Hyaluronan solutions known as ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs) are used in surgical procedures within the eye and on the surface of the eye to prevent dryness and to facilitate wound healing. HA and a variety of derivatives facilitate procedures including vitreoretinal surgery, anterior segment surgery, glaucoma surgery, and corneal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Matrix Biology Institute, 725 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020, USA. eabalazs@matrixbio.org
authors.forename: Endre A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Balazs
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid