Cylindrical biodegradable, biocompatible scleral buckle band

摘要

Disclosed is a scleral buckling band used for an ophthalmic operation, the band comprises a slender cylindrical structure formed by a biocompatible material, wherein the biocompatible material is a bio-absorbable polymer material; the material is biodegradable such that a buckling effect of the sclera resulting from implantation of the scleral buckling band is degraded as time elapses after implantation. Preferable materials for use are collagen, polyactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), polyactic acid-glycolic acid (PLGA), polycaprolactone polyol (PCL), hyaluronic acid (HA) and chitosan. Further disclosed is a method of making said scleral buckling band.