Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 945-956, November 2010

Scleral buckling biomaterials and implants for retinal detachment surgery

This article is gratefully dedicated to Prof. Giuseppe Heer, Head Emeritus of the Ophthalmology Ward at “Maria Vittoria” Hospital of Turin (Italy) and President of the Italian Foundation against the Retinopathies of Premature Children, who is celebrating 60 years of clinical activity in 2010. The author was one of his patients. Prof Heer has been a pioneer in treating retinal detachment, especially as far as the retinopathy of prematurity is concerned.

Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Received 12 April 2010; received in revised form 25 June 2010; accepted 14 July 2010. published online 11 August 2010.

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PII: S1350-4533(10)00149-9

doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.07.007

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 945-956, November 2010

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