title: Further use of polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sutures in cataract and other intraocular surgery.
abstract: Polyglycolic acid sutures were used in 239 cases of intraocular surgery (164,6-0 size, 75, 7-0 size). Most of these (226) were cataract extractions. The results were excellent, with minimal complications. The 6-0 suture was somewhat stiff and associated with some tissue drag. The 7-0 size overcame these deficiencies and was considered the closest approach to date to the ideal absorbable suture. In addition, these appears to be an inhibition to bacterial penetration by PGA.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid