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

Corneal perforation can cause profound vision loss and requires immediate treatment. Bandage contact lens insertion andgluing are temporary treatment methods. However, if the patient cannot undergo surgery for a variety of reasons, these methods areinevitably used as permanent treatment methods. The use of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (CTA) for the management of cornealperforation in humans has been reported for several decades. Here we describe, for the first time as per our knowledge, the use ofCTA (Vetbond) for the management of corneal perforation with a diameter of

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