Sutureless Retinal Surgery
Doctor Deupree
uses a sutureless technique which makes surgery
easier on his patients
Sutureless techniques are not unfamiliar to eye
surgery. For more than a decade,
cataract
surgeons have incorporated well-architected
incisions that were constructed to "self-seal."
Using no-stitch incisions, benefits the patient by
allowing for fewer complications and quicker
recovery.
In
1996, in pursuit of better serving his patients,
Dr.
Deupree integrated self-sealing incisions with
vitrectomy - (surgical removal of the
vitreous, the
gel-like substance that fills the center of the eye),
which has been used for years to clear blood and
debris from the eye or to alleviate traction on the
retina. The tiny incisions, known as sclerotomies,
are made on the "white" of the eye. Because of the
way the incision is constructed, it seals naturally
from the eye's internal
pressure.
Today, Dr. Deupree has performed self-sealing
sclerotomies for thousands of vitrectomy surgeries
with no serious complications.
The
patient is not the only one who benefits from the
sutureless surgery -- this technique often makes the
surgery easier to perform for the doctor.
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