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Alan B. Leahey, MD; John D. Gottsch, MD
Baltimore, Md

Arch Ophthalmol. 1993;111(2):168.

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Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives have been used since 1968 for management of corneal perforations.¹ Symblepharon formation has not previously been associated with cyanoacrylate glue. Symblepharon may be secondary to denuded epithelium, trauma, chemical burns, inflammation from numerous drugs, congenital causes, pemphigus, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and other exfoliative disorders.² We describe a case of symblepharon secondary to chronic inflammation from n-butyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive.

Report of a Case.

—A 43-year-old white woman was involved in an automobile accident and suffered an acid burn to the left eye in June 1989. During the next 8 months, progressive thinning of the scarred vascularized cornea occurred with subsequent perforation in April 1990. n-Butyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Nexacryl, Tri-Point Medical L.P., Raleigh, NC) was applied to the area. A bandage contact lens was placed over the glue, and the patient was administered topical antibiotic drops. One year later, the tissue adhesive was still . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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