Need for surgery remains high after use of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive

Application of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive in eyes with corneal perforation and thinning is moderately effective in the short term but often requires multiple applications, and eventually surgery may be needed.
A study investigated long-term retention of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (CTA) and maintenance of globe integrity in 137 patients treated at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, between 2001 and 2018. Corneal melting and subsequent perforation or thinning were due to a variety of infectious and immune disorders or ocular trauma, prevalently infectious keratitis, which affected

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