"Basket" mattress suture to manage positive vitreous pressure during penetrating keratoplasty.
CONCLUSIONS: Although increased PVP can present a stressful and challenging situation, it is important to have multiple options for management. This simple mattress suture technique normalizes the lens-iris complex behaviour and appears safe for the donor graft.
PMID: 32730748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Cheung AY, Davis AR, Denny MR, Chan CC, Trinh T, Pierson KL, Kurji KH, Holland EJ Tags: Can J Ophthalmol Source Type: research
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