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LATE COMPLICATIONS OF 7–0 POLYGLYCOLIC (DEXON) SUTURES IN CATARACT SURGERY
Author(s) -
KLEMETTI ANNELI
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1979.tb06656.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , bleb (medicine) , ophthalmology , intraocular pressure , trabeculectomy
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 corne‐oscleral wound, anterior chamber collapse, or decrease in the intraocular pressure were observed compared with one filtrating bleb in the 9–0 nylon group. The majority of late complications occurred 22 to 42 days after surgery. Ten filtrating blebs remained after a 5 months' follow‐up period. The most probable cause of the late complications in corneo‐scleral wound healing was discussed.