Treatment of Corneal Wounds Emergencies During the COVID-19 Shutdown: Absorbable 10-0 Vicryl Sutures as a Valuable Strategy.

Eye Trauma Clinical Trial

Official title: Treatment of Corneal Wounds Emergencies During the COVID-19 Shutdown: Absorbable 10-0 Vicryl Sutures as a Valuable Strategy.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Vicryl (polyglactin) 10-0 resorbable suture is rarely used, little known to ophthalmologists but may offer therapeutic and practical advantages in eligible cases of corneal trauma, particularly during a COVID-19 pandemic.

This has imposed new sanitary restrictions : limited access to the operating room in ophthalmology only for functional emergencies and a drastically reduced capacity for external consultations in favor of teleconsultation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Vicryl 10-0 (polyglactin 910) resorbable monofilament suture in corneal trauma, rather than classic Nylon 10-0: structural and functional results, and adaptation of postoperative follow-up during a sanitary crisis period.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Eye Trauma

• NCT number: NCT04733846
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 18, 2020
• Completion date: December 5, 2021