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Compression sutures in the management of corneal transplant wound infections
1Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, U.S.A. meisled@ccf.org
Purpose:
To report the usefulness of compression sutures in the management of three cases of bacterial wound infections in corneal transplants.
Methods:
Interventional case series.
Results:
All three cases of wound dehiscence and perforation resulting from bacterial wound infections were successfully treated with placement of compression sutures with concurrent topical antibiotic treatment.
Conclusion:
The placement of compression sutures is a successful surgical technique to reestablish corneal transplant wound integrity compromised by infection.
