The use of polyethylene glycol hydrogel tissue adhesive for corneal incision closure following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)

Eye (Lond). 2019 May;33(5):858-859. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0349-7. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Authors

Morgan Fredell¹, Marshall B Hamill²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6501 Fannin, NC-200, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6501 Fannin, NC-200, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Mhamill@bcm.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cornea / drug effects*
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Glycols / therapeutic use*
Retrospective Studies
Sutureless Surgical Procedures
Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*
Wound Healing / drug effects*

Substances

Tissue Adhesives
Polyethylene Glycols