BACKGROUND Cataract surgery is constantly evolving. Purpose of this study was two folds: to estimate visual outcome and evaluate safety and efficacy of sutureless manual extra-capsular cataract extraction. METHODS This was a prospective, interventional case series, using sutureless manual extra capsular cataract surgery technique from June 2004 to January 2007 at Khyber Institute of Ophthalmi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term outcomes of a surgical technique using a sutureless bovine pericardial patch graft for the implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV). 
 METHODS This was a pilot study on patients with primary open-angle glaucoma refractory to repeated surgical filtering procedures. All patients underwent AGV implant technique using a sutureless bovine pericardial patch ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the postoperative course, complication rate, and decannulation rate in children who underwent either sutureless or sutured posterior costal cartilage grafting during laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR). DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary care children's medical center. PATIENTS The study included children who required posterior costal cartilage graft...

Purpose: A recent change in pars plan vitrectomy (PPV) has been the advent of smaller gauge “sutureless” instrumentation. Sutureless systems are designed to create selfsealing and leak free sclerotomies. This study’s purpose was to evaluate sutureless 23 gauge (23G) wound integrity via ultrasonographic, photographic, and tonographic techniques using a retrospective case series analysis. Method:...

In the present study the Authors tried and assess the advantages of the standard sutureless thyroidectomy performed by the Ligasure Vessel Sealing System, thanks to the use of the dedicated Precise handle. The Authors compared the efficacy of haemostasis and the economical impact of the device, in terms of drug administration and costs. The Authors comparatively analyzed 120 total extracapsular...

We describe methods and outcomes of a technique for sutureless surgical revision of symptomatic corneal overhanging filtering blebs after trabeculectomy using mitomycin in 6 eyes in 6 patients. Separation of the bleb from the corneal surface was achieved by blunt or sharp dissection, as necessary, and the overhanging portion of the bleb was excised and a bandage contact lens was inserted. Outco...