Tutoplast pericardium patch graft for scleral thinning following strabismus surgery

Sir,

The Tutoplast process is a scientific method of virally inactivating, preserving, and sterilising human tissue, which can be safely used as an allograft. The Tutoplast pericardium patch graft (Innovative Ophthalmic Products, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, USA), supplied by IOP Ophthalmics in the United Kingdom, is comprised of low-profile collagen with a multi-directional matrix for superior surgical handling and suture utility. The literature describes successful Tutoplast pericardium utilisation in the management of Peyronie’s disease,¹ as a patch graft in glaucoma, and corneal surgery,^{2, 3} to cover exposed scleral buckles⁴ and oculoplastic surgery.⁵ We report the novel use of this material for cosmetically unacceptable scleral translucency following strabismus surgery.

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