Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Jackie Tan
Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital,
Australia
Research Article
The Efficacy of N-Butyl-2 Cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) for Sealing Corneal Perforation: A Clinical Case Series and Review of the Literature
Author(s): Jackie Tan, Yi-Chiao Li, John Foster and Stephanie L WatsonJackie Tan, Yi-Chiao Li, John Foster and Stephanie L Watson
Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of corneal gluing procedures for corneal perforations of mixed aetiologies in a tertiary eye hospital in Sydney, Australia. Design: Retrospective case series. Methods: Episodes of corneal gluing procedures were identified from the Sydney Eye Hospital surgical database over 42 months from January 2010. All gluing procedures in this study were conducted in the operating theatre. Categorical variables were compared using Pearson’s chi-square test. Results: Forty-five episodes of corneal gluing using n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate were identified from 30 eyes. 18 eyes were glued once, 9 eyes were glued twice and 3 eyes were glued thrice. The median duration of butylcyanoacrylate adhesion was 14 days, range 1 to 1945 days. Our data yielded an episodic success rate of.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000420