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Chapter-34 Wound Closure

BOOK TITLE: Small Incision Cataract Surgery (Manual Phaco)

Author
1. Vyas TN
2. Tandon MP
ISBN
9788184489804
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11358_34
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. MLN Medical College, State Institute of Ophthalmology, Allahabad, India
2. MLN Medical College, State Institute of Ophthalmology, Allahabad, India
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Abstract

Although SICS has a self sealing valved incision, there are certain cases where suturing is required, e.g. large or leading incision, pediatric cases and complications like premature entry. Suturing can be vertical or horizontal and either of them, can be interrupted, figure of eight or continuous. Horizontal sutures flatten the tunnel creating a physiological closure of the incision, thus decreasing the astigmatism. Vertical suture approximate the external incision but causes gaping in the internal incision. Hence, adversely affects the astigmatism.

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