Combined perfluoropropane gas and viscoelastic material injection for anterior chamber reformation following trabeculectomy.

Abstract

AIM:

To describe a novel technique to treat hypotony and shallow anterior chamber following trabeculectomy

METHODS:

Three patients who underwent fornix based trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC) presented in the postoperative days with a shallow anterior chamber, hypotony, and overfiltrating blebs. They were treated with an injection of 0.2 ml of 16% perfluoropropane (C(3)F(8)) to the anterior chamber followed by an injection of a viscoelastic material.

RESULTS:

In all patients the anterior chamber was reformed successfully without any complications.

CONCLUSIONS:

Patients with a shallow anterior chamber and overfiltrating blebs following a recent trabeculectomy can be treated successfully with a combination of a long acting gas and a viscoelastic material.

• Authors: S Kurtz, I Leibovitch
• Journal: The British journal of ophthalmology (Br J Ophthalmol) Vol. 86 Issue 11 Pg. 1225-7 (Nov 2002) ISSN: 0007-1161 [Print] England
• PMID: 12386073 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Fluorocarbons
• Hyaluronic Acid
• perflutren

Topics

• Anterior Chamber (physiopathology)
• Elasticity
• Female
• Fluorocarbons (administration & dosage)
• Glaucoma (physiopathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Hyaluronic Acid (administration & dosage)
• Intraocular Pressure (physiology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Trabeculectomy (adverse effects)
• Viscosity