Assessment of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Tissue Adhesives for Sealing Military-Relevant Corneal Perforation Injuries
Abstract
Open-globe ocular injuries have increased in frequency in recent combat operations due to increased use of explosive weaponry. Unfortunately, open-globe injuries have one of the worst visual outcomes for the injured warfighter, often resulting in permanent loss of vision. To improve visual recovery, injuries need to be stabilized quickly following trauma, in order to restore intraocular pressure and create a watertight seal. Here, we assess four off-the-shelf (OTS), commercially available tissue adhesives for their ability to seal military-relevant corneal perforation injuries (CPIs).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 07, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usab184
Entities
People
- Brandon M. Gross
- David O. Zamora
- Emily N. Boice
- Eric J Snider
- Lauren E. Cornell
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research and Development Command
- United States Department of Defense