Current status of biomaterials in ophthalmology.

Abstract

The artificial materials currently used in ophthalmology are reviewed. Those include poly(methyl methacrylate) in contact lenses, keratoprostheses, and intraocular lenses; cellulose acetate butyrate and the siloxane-containing polymethacrylates in contact lenses; the silicones in contact lenses, scleral buckling materials, and drainage implants in glaucoma; the hydrogels for contact lenses and retinal surgery implants; and the cyanoacrylate adhesives for corneal perforations and ulcers. The properties of the materials and their relationship to ocular tissues, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of their use in the eye are discussed. Probable future advances of biomaterials in ophthalmology are also discussed.

• Authors: M F Refojo
• Journal: Survey of ophthalmology (Surv Ophthalmol) 1982 Mar-Apr Vol. 26 Issue 5 Pg. 257-65 ISSN: 0039-6257 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7046116 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review)

Chemical References

• Biocompatible Materials
• Methylmethacrylates
• Silicones

Topics

• Biocompatible Materials (standards)
• Contact Lenses (standards)
• Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic (standards)
• Cornea
• Eye Diseases (therapy)
• Humans
• Lenses, Intraocular (standards)
• Methylmethacrylates (standards)
• Prostheses and Implants (standards)
• Scleral Buckling
• Silicones (standards)