• Title of article

    The Effectivene of Iobutyl Cyanoacrylate Tiue Adheive for the Treatment of Corneal Perforation

  • Author/Authors

    Daria E. etlik، نويسنده , , Dianna L. eldomridge، نويسنده , , Ron A. Adelman، نويسنده , , Terry M. emchyhyn، نويسنده , , Natalie A. Afhari، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    920
  • To page
    921
  • Abstract
    Purpoe To tudy the reult of treatment of corneal perforation with iobutyl cyanoacrylate tiue adheive. Deign Retropective cae erie. Method The chart of 20 patient (22 eye) with corneal perforation ≤3 mm in ize treated with iobutyl cyanoacrylate tiue adheive were reviewed for etiology of perforation, viual outcome, and complication. Reult Nine of the 22 eye (40.9%) healed with application of adheive alone. The mean interval of time needed for healing wa 33.4 day. Viual acuity improved in even eye (77.8%) and remained table in two (22.2%). even eye (31.8%) proceeded to penetrating keratoplaty (PK) with the adheive in place. Of thee, viual acuity improved in five (71.4%), remained table in one (14.3%), and decreaed in one (14.3%). ix eye (27.3%) required more than one application of adheive. Concluion Iobutyl cyanoacrylate tiue adheive i highly effective at treating corneal perforation. Approximately half of the perforation ≤3 mm healed and viual acuity improved in mot of thee eye.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    625893