| 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
(Affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.)
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| Journal | The British journal of ophthalmology
(Br J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 86
Issue 11
Pg. 1225-7
(Nov 2002)
ISSN: 0007-1161 England |
| PMID | 12386073
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- Fluorocarbons
- perflutren
- Hyaluronic Acid
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| 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
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