The use of Healon in McCannel suturing procedures.
McCannel sutures were applied to cat eyes with different surgical techniques. The cats' right eyes were operated without Healon, the left eyes with Healon. With every technique, Healon offered significant protection to the cornea, as was manifested in much smaller increases of the pachometry reading and much smaller decreases of the endothelial cell count when Healon was used, as compared to the eyes in which Healon was not used. The McCannel suture can be a dangerous procedure, but, although its use has declined recently with improvements in lens design, it is still an important procedure. Routine use of Healon (1 per cent sodium hyaluronate) is recommended, whatever technique is chosen.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002452:Cell Count; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D013536:Suture Techniques
D006820:Hyaluronic Acid