Cataract sutures.
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چکیده
MOST eye surgeons used no sutures in routine cataract operations 30 years ago, but to-day some type of suturing is almost always used for the wound. During the last 15 years a great deal has been written on the subject of cataract sutures in regamd to the materials from which they are made and the tissue reaction to various substances, and the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques. My criteria for the ideal suture are the following:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 38 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1954