Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
Elastase-Treated Auricular Cartilage: Feasibility as a Substitute for Native Tarsus.
Elana Meer, Kendall Goodyear, Joseph Park, Somaye Jafari, Kanish Mirchia, Joseph Demer, Justin Karlin
Published: 202610.1097/IOP.0000000000003103
Abstract
PURPOSE: Reconstruction of upper eyelid defects is challenging due to paucity of fungible local tissue and a lack of adequate tarsal substitutes. Cartilage is too stiff to be directly implanted in the posterior lamella due to the risk of corneal dama…
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