TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypotony and choroidal detachment as late complications of trabeculectomy
AU - Burney, E. N.
AU - Quigley, H. A.
AU - Robin, A. L.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Glaucoma Service of the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. This study was supported in part by the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, and by the National Glaucoma Research, American Health Assistance Foundation, Washington, D.C.
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PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Seven eyes of six patients with glaucoma developed a flat anterior chamber, hypotony, and choroidal detachment two to 26 months after technically uncomplicated trabeculectomy. No signs warranting immediate surgical intervention, such as wound or bleb leakage, contact between cornea and lens, or massive choroidal detachment touching in the midvitreous cavity were found on initial examination. After treatment with topical corticosteroids and cycloplegic eyedrops, five of seven eyes showed marked clinical improvement within one month. The two remining eyes eventually returned to normal anterior chamber depth, but required repeat filtration surgery for intraocular pressure control.
AB - Seven eyes of six patients with glaucoma developed a flat anterior chamber, hypotony, and choroidal detachment two to 26 months after technically uncomplicated trabeculectomy. No signs warranting immediate surgical intervention, such as wound or bleb leakage, contact between cornea and lens, or massive choroidal detachment touching in the midvitreous cavity were found on initial examination. After treatment with topical corticosteroids and cycloplegic eyedrops, five of seven eyes showed marked clinical improvement within one month. The two remining eyes eventually returned to normal anterior chamber depth, but required repeat filtration surgery for intraocular pressure control.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)74330-2
DO - 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)74330-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 3578466
AN - SCOPUS:0023183720
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 103
SP - 685
EP - 688
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
IS - 5 III
ER -