Preliminary in vitro evaluation of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond®) to seal corneal incisions

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 998-999

  Leung, Gloria Y S ^a   Peponis, Vasileios ^b   Varnell, Emily D ^b   Lam, Dennis S C ^a   Kaufman, Herbert E ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 octyl cyanoacrylate; Corneal surgery; Dermabond; Ocular tissues

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; NYLON; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA SURGERY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CLOSURE;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CYANOACRYLATES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 28044444124     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000159734.75672.c4     Document Type: Article

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