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Basics of corneal suturing

Mohamed Kabeel

Types

• Interrupted

• Continuous (running)

• combined

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General principals

• Direction

• Depth

• Length

• Tension

• Special cases

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Closing the suture

• Three one one

• Locked

• Appropriate tension

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