NEW CORNEAL MARKER FOR PASSING A 24-BITE ANTI-TORQUE CORNEAL TRANSPLANT SINGLE CONTINUOUS SUTURE

The use of a single continuous-suture closure technique allows the sur geon to minimize corneal transplant astigmatism within 1 month of surg ery. Passage of this suture in a precise, anti-torque pattern is diffi cult. A new surgical instrument has been designed to place 24 equidist ant dots on both the recipient and the donor tissues after the cardina l sutures have been placed. The surgeon simply must ''connect the dots '' to achieve a rapid, precise anti-torque closure. The instrument is easy to use and should prove helpful to surgeons who perform the singl e, continuous-suture closure technique.