Cataract surgery and methods of wound closure: a review

Clear corneal incisions are routinely used in cataract surgery, but watertight wound closure may not always be achieved, which can increase the risk for anterior chamber fluid egress or ocular surface fluid ingress. A new US Food and Drug Administration-approved ocular sealant appears to have good e...

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Autores principales: Matossian, Cynthia, Makari, Sarah, Potvin, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26045656
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S83552
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description Clear corneal incisions are routinely used in cataract surgery, but watertight wound closure may not always be achieved, which can increase the risk for anterior chamber fluid egress or ocular surface fluid ingress. A new US Food and Drug Administration-approved ocular sealant appears to have good efficacy in sealing clear corneal incisions; its use may be indicated when wound integrity is in question.
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spelling pubmed-44471712015-06-04 Cataract surgery and methods of wound closure: a review Matossian, Cynthia Makari, Sarah Potvin, Richard Clin Ophthalmol Review Clear corneal incisions are routinely used in cataract surgery, but watertight wound closure may not always be achieved, which can increase the risk for anterior chamber fluid egress or ocular surface fluid ingress. A new US Food and Drug Administration-approved ocular sealant appears to have good efficacy in sealing clear corneal incisions; its use may be indicated when wound integrity is in question. Dove Medical Press 2015-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4447171/ /pubmed/26045656 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S83552 Text en © 2015 Matossian et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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