http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh201025054

A COMPARISON OF WOUND HEALING IN FULL-THICKNESS AND 2/3 DEPTH SUTURED CORNEAL WOUNDS

Bobrova N. F., Dumbrova N. E., Molchanyuk N. I., Shevchik V. I.

Odessa, Ukraine

There was discovered by electron microscope that during the suturing of the corneal wound by 100%-sutures a reparation process is similar to suturing by 2/3 depth suture. But in the first case more significant activation of the extra- and intracellular reparation process in the epithelium, stroma elements and endothelium was observed by the 7 postoperative day. As a result, the ultrastructure of the corneal wound was almost identical to the unwounded cornea in 1 month. At the same time, alterative changes were observed in cases with 2/3 depth suture. These results can be explained by better functional conditions of the endothelium (in the full-thickness sutured cornea), as the structure with considerable regeneration, polypotential properties and potent pump function.

 

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