Tissue adhesives in corneal cataract incisions

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-43

  Kim, Terry ^a   Kharod, Bhairavi V ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodendrimer adhesives; Cataract extraction; Clear corneal incisions; Cyanoacrylate; Endophthalmitis; Fibrin glue

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; BIOMATERIAL; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CYANOACRYLATE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; DENDRIMER; DERMABOND; FIBRIN GLUE; LIQUID BANDAGE; MACROGOL; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA SURGERY; COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; VIRUS INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845670242     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e328012166e     Document Type: Review

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