Abstract | PURPOSE: DESIGN: Prospective interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-one eyes of 51 patients undergoing clear corneal cataract surgery. METHODS: Fifty-one eyes of 51 patients who underwent cataract surgery by one surgeon (RSK) were enrolled. A 2.75-mm clear corneal, triplanar, temporal incision was used in each case, followed by routine phacoemulsification. At the conclusion of each case, the wound was dried with a cellulose sponge. A modified microsponge with 1 to 2 drops of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate with parabens was then applied in a smooth layer to the wound. All wounds were rechecked for leakage with a cellulose sponge applied at the wound lip. The following criteria were evaluated on the first 2 postoperative visits: (1) visual acuity; (2) patient complaints; (3) wound integrity; (4) presence of tissue adhesive; and (5) any adverse events, including abnormal increase in local tissue reaction to the adhesive. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: RESULTS: All 51 eyes demonstrated intraoperative watertight wound closure after the application of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate with parabens. Forty-five eyes (88%) had tissue adhesive still completely covering the wound on postoperative day 1. Two eyes (4%) had tissue adhesive over portions of their wound, and 4 eyes (8%) had no adhesive noted on their wound. All wounds were watertight on all postoperative visits. Thirty-one of 51 patients (61%) complained of mild transient foreign body sensation on postoperative day 1. Twenty-six patients (51%) had trace diffuse bulbar conjunctival hyperemia. Five patients had trace focal conjunctival hyperemia adjacent to the wound. Nine patients (18%) had remnants of the adhesive remaining on the second postoperative visit. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Seth W Meskin, David C Ritterband, Daniel E Shapiro, Jaroslaw Kusmierczyk, Susan S Schneider, John A Seedor, Richard S Koplin |
Journal | Ophthalmology
(Ophthalmology)
Vol. 112
Issue 11
Pg. 2015-21
(Nov 2005)
ISSN: 1549-4713 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 16157383
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Cyanoacrylates
- Parabens
- Tissue Adhesives
- octyl 2-cyanoacrylate
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Topics |
- Cornea
(drug effects, surgery)
- Cyanoacrylates
(therapeutic use)
- Endophthalmitis
(prevention & control)
- Humans
- Parabens
(therapeutic use)
- Phacoemulsification
(methods)
- Pilot Projects
- Prospective Studies
- Surgical Wound Infection
(prevention & control)
- Tissue Adhesives
(therapeutic use)
- Wound Healing
(drug effects)
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