Atlas and epitome of operative ophthalmology . OPERATIONS FOR ECTROPION. 339 In every case of extensive adhesions between the lidsand the globe, whether they be due to injury or to disease,the best practice consists probably in transplanting a thinpiece of skin obtained from the inner side of the upperarm, and as nearly as possible free from hair—in other words,a Thiersch flap—for the purpose of covering the woundwhich is left after carefully separating the lids from theglobe. In many cases of this kind, in which the trans-parency of the cornea has been destroyed by cicatrization,all that is d
Atlas and epitome of operative ophthalmology . OPERATIONS FOR ECTROPION. 339 In every case of extensive adhesions between the lidsand the globe, whether they be due to injury or to disease,the best practice consists probably in transplanting a thinpiece of skin obtained from the inner side of the upperarm, and as nearly as possible free from hair—in other words,a Thiersch flap—for the purpose of covering the woundwhich is left after carefully separating the lids from theglobe. In many cases of this kind, in which the trans-parency of the cornea has been destroyed by cicatrization,all that is desired is merely to make room for an artificialeye. In view of the numerous and, for the most part,unfavorable experiments with transplantation of mucousmembrane (from the mouth, vagina, rabbits, etc.), thetransplantation of skin is very much to be pieces of skin, as nearly as possible free from hair,when transplanted, gradually assume the character ofmucous membrane and are well tolerated by the on the in
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