title: Results of sutureless wound construction in children undergoing cataract extraction.
abstract: A prospective study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of self-sealing (sutureless) wound construction for cataract surgery in children. Self-sealing wounds were constructed during cataract surgery in 25 eyes of 24 children between 7 and 16 years of age. Absence of wound leak at the conclusion of surgery was taken as indicating a secure wound. Watertight wounds were achieved in 19 eyes, 11 of those in children older than 11. Six eyes demonstrated wound leak, and sutures had to be applied to achieve a secure wound. All wound leaks occurred in children younger than 11. Patients younger than 11 who underwent primary posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy had a significantly higher incidence of wound leak after sutureless cataract surgery (P < .001). We conclude that the self-sealing wound probably should not be used for cataract surgery in children younger than 11.
authors.affiliation: L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnamachary
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013537:Sutures; D014821:Vitrectomy