Evaluation of Dexon suture in ophthalmic surgery
Sherman, S.E.
Annals of Ophthalmology 7(4): 579-581
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 1147501 Document Number: 90592
6-0 Dexon (polyglycolic acid-PGA) suture was used in 30 eyes of 25 patients in surgical procedures which included cataract extraction, strabismus surgery, and ocular plastic surgery. The suture was found to hold the wound firmly, was not absorbed prematurely, was absorbed completely at a predicted time, was relatively easy to use although the knots were large, did not cause any infection or undue tissue reaction, and did not result in any wound dehiscence or vitreous loss.