Paralimbal compression suture for Molteno implants
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1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
Ophthalmic Surgery
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
When a Molteno implant is being inserted, the silicone tube occasionally can be misdirected anteriorly, bringing the end of the tube dangerously close to the corneal endothelium. A paralimbal compression suture of 8-0 nylon may redirect the tube more posteriorly, preventing such contact.