Suture Abscesses After Penetrating Keratoplasty

Comparison of Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty and Penetrating Keratoplasty in Patients With Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

“…Other problems associated with PK surgery include graft rejection, endothelial failure, wound dehiscence, suture-related problems, and neurotrophic surface problems. [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] With DLEK surgery, many of these sight-threatening problems associated with standard PK have been avoided. 1,2,8 The globe is not permanently weakened, because only a 5-mm, shelved, peripheral limbal incision is created.…”

Bacterial-sized particle inflow through sutured clear corneal incisions in a laboratory human model

“…1,15,16,21 Suturing the CCI as an alternative method to secure the wound is widely accepted for the prevention of bacterial penetration into the anterior chamber; however, suturing has been associated with epithelial erosions, corneal ulcers, corneal abscesses, and bacterial colonization. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] To our knowledge, no controlled laboratory study has been performed to assess the usefulness of suturing in preventing bacterial-sized particle ingress into CCIs. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of placing a single radial 10-0 nylon suture in 2 commonly used CCI configurations to prevent India-ink particle inflow in the presence of sudden changes in IOP in the immediate postoperative period using an ex vivo human model.…”

Efficacy of three different methods for side port incision wound sealing

“…Reported complications related to sutured wounds include: tissue distortion with subsequent astigmatism, focal abscesses, epithelial erosions, corneal ulcers, wound dehiscence, and giant papillary conjunctivitis (8,12,13) . In a survey of members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Leaming showed that sutures were used in less than 15% of cases by 62% of physicians and in more than 26 of cases by 9% of participants (6) .…”