Suture Contamination Rate in Adjustable Suture Strabismus Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

1. To establish the culture positivity rate in adjustable suture strabismus surgery

2. To identify bacterial species and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of microorganisms cultured from suture material

3. To compare suture contamination rates with techniques to reduce the suture contamination rate

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; University of Miami
• Treatments: Cadexomer iodine; Iodine; Ophthalmic Solutions; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All strabismus patients age ≥ 18 years scheduled for strabismus surgery with adjustable sutures at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute will be invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient who has a history of allergy to povidone-iodine.

• Disorders affecting immune function.

• Patient who is unwilling to participate in the study