title: New corneal marker for passing a 24-bite anti-torque corneal transplant single continuous suture.
abstract: The use of a single continuous-suture closure technique allows the surgeon to minimize corneal transplant astigmatism within 1 month of surgery. Passage of this suture in a precise, anti-torque pattern is difficult. A new surgical instrument has been designed to place 24 equidistant dots on both the recipient and the donor tissues after the cardinal sutures have been placed. The surgeon simply must "connect the dots" to achieve a rapid, precise anti-torque closure. The instrument is easy to use and should prove helpful to surgeons who perform the single, continuous-suture closure technique.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Geggel
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques