Use of Fibrin Glue in Ocular Surgery

Abstract

Cryoprecipitate and thrombin were used to prevent bleeding and induce permanent conjunctival attachment in ten cases of retinal detachment, 40 cases of extracapsular cataract extraction, and ten cases of strabismus. This method proved to be a good alternative to suturing the conjunctiva in each of the above-mentioned surgical procedures, and appears to result in a better and more comfortable postoperative course.