TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined perfluoropropane gas and viscoelastic material injection for anterior chamber reformation following trabeculectomy
AU - Kurtz, S.
AU - Leibovitch, Iga
PY - 2002/11/1
Y1 - 2002/11/1
N2 - 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 (C3F8) 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.
AB - 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 (C3F8) 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.
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U2 - 10.1136/bjo.86.11.1225
DO - 10.1136/bjo.86.11.1225
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C2 - 12386073
AN - SCOPUS:0036829144
SN - 0007-1161
VL - 86
SP - 1225
EP - 1227
JO - British Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 11
ER -