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From: Assessment of a self-assembling peptide gel, SPG-178, in providing a clear operative field for trabeculectomy surgery for glaucoma in an animal model

Figure 2

Visibility of the operative field adjacent to SPG-178. (a) Visibility of the scleral bed (white dotted line) at each time point with/without SPG-178. (b) The area of the scleral bed occupied by blood 30 s after surgery with/without SPG-178 (*p < 0.05 by Mann–Whitney U’s test). The error bars represent the SDs (n = 4). (c) Representative image of perfusion insertion, with the yellow arrow indicating new bleeding that occurred under the SPG-178 gel. Perfusion insertion with a needle placed between SPG-178 and the sclera resulted in clear visibility under the gel. Blue arrows indicate blood discharged outside the SPG-178 gel. (d) Schematic of the dispersal of blood from under SPG-178 via the flow of saline between the gel and the sclera.

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