LATE COMPLICATIONS OF 7–0 POLYGLYCOLIC (DEXON) SUTURES IN CATARACT SURGERY
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 57 (1) , 33-40
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1979.tb06656.x
Abstract
The late complications of corneo-scleral wound healing after the 15th postoperative day were recorded in 108 routine adult cataract operations using 7-0 polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sutures and compared with 80 routine adult cataract operations using 9-0 monofilament nylon (9-10 Ethilon Nylon) sutures. In 37 eyes of the 7-0 Dexon group filtrating blebs, gaping of the corneo-scleral wound, anterior chamber collapse or decrease in the intraocular pressure were observed compared with 1 filtrating bleb in the 9-0 nylon group. The majority of late complications occurred 22-42 days after surgery. Ten filtrating blebs remained after a 5-mo. follow-up period. The most probable cause of the late complications in corneo-scleral wound healing was discussed.Keywords
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