Ophthalmologic surgery is a surgical procedure performed on the eye or any part of the eye. Surgery on the eye is routinely performed to repair retinal defects, remove cataracts or cancer, or to repair eye muscles. The most common purpose of ophthalmologic surgery is to restore or improve vision. Patients from the very young to very old have ocular conditions that warrant eye surgery. Two of the most common procedures are phacoemulsification for cataracts and elective refractive surgeries.  The surgeon, operating room nurses, and an anesthesiologist are present for ophthalmologic surgery. For many eye surgeries, only a local anesthetic is used, and the patient is awake but relaxed. The patient's eye area is scrubbed prior to surgery, and sterile drapes are placed over the shoulders and head. Heart rate and blood pressure are monitored throughout the procedure. The patient is required to lie still and for some surgery, especially refractive surgery, he or she is asked to focus on the light of the operating microscope. A speculum is placed in the eye to hold it open throughout surgery.  Common ophthalmologic surgery tools include scalpels, surgical sutures, blades, forceps, speculums, and scissors.  Many ophthalmologic surgeries now use lasers, which decrease the operating time as well as recovery time.  Surgeries requiring suturing can take as long as two to three hours. These intricate surgeries sometimes require the skill of a corneal or vitreo-retinal specialist, and require the patient to be put under general anesthesia.  Here we recommend several suture products suitable for ophthalmologic surgery: WEGO-PGA sutures, WEGO-PGLA sutures, WEGO-Nylon Sutures and WEGO-Silk sutures. WEGO-PGA Sutures elicits a minimal initial inflammatory reaction in tissues and are eventually replaced with an in-growth of fibrous connective tissue. Progressive loss of tensile strength and eventual absorption of sutures occurs by means of hydrolysis, where the polymer degrades to glycolic which are subsequently absorbed and eliminated by the body. WEGO-PGLA suture elicits a minimal initial inflammatory reaction in tissues and are eventually replaced with an in-growth of fibrous connective tissue. Progressive loss of tensile strength and eventual absorption of WEGO-PGLA suture occurs by means of hydrolysis, where the copolymer degrades to glycolic and lactic acids which are subsequently absorbed and eliminated by the body. Absorption begins as a loss tensile of strength followed by a loss of mass. WEGO-NYLON suture elicits a minimal initial inflammatory reaction in tissues, which is followed by gradual encapsulation of the suture by fibrous connective tissue, While polyamide is not absorbed, progressive hydrolysis of the polyamide in vivo may result in gradual loss over time of tensile strength. WEGO-BRAIDED SILK suture elicits an initial inflammatory reaction in tissues, which is followed by gradual encapsulation of the suture by fibrous connective tissues. While Silk are not absorbed, progressive degradation of the proteinaceous Silk fibre in vivo may result in gradual loss of all the suture’s tensile strength over time. Here are regular suture specifications for dental surgery:

WEGO Code	Description
G58084D-30	Violet PGA, USP 5/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 1/4
G68083D-30	Violet PGA, USP 6/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 3/8
G78063D-30	Violet PGA, USP 7/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
G88063D-30	Violet PGA, USP 8/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
G98063D-30	Violet PGA, USP 9/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
A58084D-30	Violet PGLA, USP 5/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 1/4
A68083D-30	Violet PGLA, USP 6/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 3/8
A78063D-30	Violet PGLA, USP 7/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
A88063D-30	Violet PGLA, USP 8/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
A98063D-30	Violet PGLA, USP 9/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
N58084D-30	BLACK NYLON, USP 5/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 1/4
N68083D-30	BLACK NYLON, USP 6/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 3/8
N78063D-30	BLACK NYLON, USP 7/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
N88063D-30	BLACK NYLON, USP 8/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
N98063D-30	BLACK NYLON, USP 9/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
NA8063D-30	BLACK NYLON, USP 10/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
S58084D-30	BLACK SILK, USP 5/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 1/4
S68083D-30	BLACK SILK, USP 6/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 8mm, 3/8
S78063D-30	BLACK SILK, USP 7/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
S88063D-30	BLACK SILK, USP 8/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8
S98063D-30	BLACK SILK, USP 9/0, 30 cm, double spatula needles, 6mm, 3/8