Surgical wound leaks associated with sodium hyaluronate (Healon)

Sodium hyaluronate (Healon) is an ideal material for protecting the cornea during intraocular lens implantation and protecting donor corneal material during corneal transplantation. Although it has been advocated for maintaining filtering blebs during trabeculectomy and as a vitreous replacement, its main benefit to ophthalmic surgeons is its protection of the cornea during anterior segment surgery.