Bending of excessively long intraocular suture material by argon laser.
Excessively long nylon or polypropylene sutures can cause corneal edema. Kinking the material back on itself with an argon laser allows it to clear the surface of the cornea. Of seven patients who were successfully treated by this method, none suffered complications.
D001128:Argon; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D013537:Sutures
D011126:Polypropylenes; D001128:Argon