Long-term follow-up of a single continuous adjustable suture in penetrating keratoplasty
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Evaluation of techniques of single continuous suturing in penetrating keratoplasty.
AIM To evaluate the three techniques of single continuous suturing-namely, torque, antitorque, and no torque in penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS 53 eyes of 53 patients underwent penetrating keratoplasty using torque (17 patients), antitorque (18 patients), and no torque (18 patients) suturing techniques in this prospective study. Patients were followed up at 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.24