Let's get it straight: the nursing implications of adjustable sutures in the adult strabismus patient

The objective of this paper is to highlight the important nursing interventions and clinical implications in the care of the strabismus patient treated with adjustable sutures. Nurses must use their assessment skills in monitoring the strabismus patient for vagal responses, bleeding, and anxiety during the suture adjustment period. Following adjustment, pain, nausea, vomiting, infection, and safety should be monitored and treated appropriately. Awareness of these nursing implications and human behavioral responses empowers the ophthalmic nurse to provide appropriate and effective care to the strabismus patient treated with adjustable sutures.