Data from a prospective study showed patients experienced improved tolerability and reduced inflammation if they received plain gut suture after undergoing 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy compared with 8-0 polyglactin 910 suture.
The study included 49 eyes of 49 patients who underwent 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy. The eyes were randomized to sclerotomy closure with either plain gut suture, Vicryl (polyglactin 910) or a combination of both sutures.
“With small-incision vitrectomy surgery, sutures have become less common but are still necessary on occasion. Many of the patients are
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