Long-Term Suture Breakage After Scleral Fixation of a Modified Capsular Tension Ring with Polypropylene 10-0 Suture

Figures & data

Table 1 Suture Breakage* in Patients in Different Age Groups

	≤ 40 Years	41–69 Years	≥70 Years
No suture breakage	24 (53.4%)	25 (80.6%)	14 (87.5%)
Suture breakage one eye	19 (42.2%)	3 (9.7%)	2 (12.5%)
Suture breakage two eyes	2 (4.4%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0%)

Note: *26/34 eyes with suture breakage had been re-operated on at the time of the study.

Figure 1 Cumulative probability of suture breakage after an operation with scleral suturing of a modified capsular tension ring: 132 eyes. The x-axis shows time of follow-up in years from surgery.