Report of a 10-0 polypropylene suture that did not undergo biodegradation after 13 years in the eye

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Report of a 10-0 polypropylene suture that did not undergo biodegradation after 13 years in the eye
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Published: Aug 25, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.02.2016.05.003

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Michael Coleman, MD
Cornea Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Uri Soiberman, MD
Cornea Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Walter J. Stark, MD
Cornea Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

We report the case of a 70-year-old man who underwent surgery to fixate a subluxated intraocular lens. A 10-0 polypropylene suture that had been placed 13 years prior was retrieved intraoperatively and subsequently imaged using electron microscopy. The suture showed no clinically significant signs of biodegradation.

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Coleman M, Soiberman U, Stark WJ. Report of a 10-0 polypropylene suture that did not undergo biodegradation after 13 years in the eye. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2016;22(3):66-67. doi:10.5693/djo.02.2016.05.003
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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2016)
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Case Reports
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