Experimental Corneal Wound Strength
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 92 (2) , 155-156
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1974.01010010161017
Abstract
The tensile strength of central linear penetrating corneal wounds closed with either 10-0 monofilament nylon or 7-0 black silk was measured in rabbits. The determinations were made on both vascularized and nonvascularized corneas 21 days after wounding. The tensile strengths for wounds closed with either suture were comparable in all groups. Clinically the eyes in which the monofilament nylon was used were less irritated. The study indicates that corneal wound strength is not reduced by utilizing 10-0 monofilament nylon in either vascularized or nonvascularized rabbit corneas.Keywords
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