Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive for the management of corneal perforation in dogs: a report of three cases

Authors: JE-HWAN JANG, JOON YOUNG KIM

Abstract: Corneal perforation can cause profound vision loss and requires immediate treatment. Bandage contact lens insertion and gluing are temporary treatment methods. However, if the patient cannot undergo surgery for a variety of reasons, these methods are inevitably used as permanent treatment methods. The use of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (CTA) for the management of corneal perforation in humans has been reported for several decades. Here we describe, for the first time as per our knowledge, the use of CTA (Vetbond) for the management of corneal perforation with a diameter of <3 mm in three dogs. The procedure of application was simple and only required topical anesthesia. Surgical intervention was not needed in any case, and healing was achieved with repeated applications of CTA alone. Our findings suggest that CTA application can be safely used for the management of corneal perforation (<3 mm) in dogs that cannot undergo surgery with cosmetic outcomes that are better than those achieved with conventional treatments (e.g., conjunctival grafts).

Keywords: n-Butyl 2-cyanoacrylate, corneal perforation, cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive, dog

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