TY - JOUR
T1 - Clear corneal graft overlying the seton tube to facilitate laser suture lysis
AU - Rojanapongpun, P.
AU - Ritch, R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Accepted for publication April 25, 1996. Department of Ophthalmology, Chulalongkorn University School of Medicine (P.R.), and Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (R.R.). Supported in part by the Glaucoma Center Development Fund of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York. Inquiries to Prin Rojanapongpun, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology, Chulalongkorn University School of Medicine, Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10550, Thailand fax: 662-256-5186; E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - PURPOSE: To reduce hypotony and shallowing of the anterior chamber after seton implantation. METHODS: The silicone tube is ligated with an 8-0 nylon suture and a clear corneal graft placed over the tube to facilitate postoperative laser suture lysis. RESULTS: Laser suture lysis has been performed in 34 cases to date with a follow-up period of up to 26 months. No severe complications occurred after laser suture lysis. CONCLUSIONS: This technique provides another option to increase drainage postoperatively without the risk of releasable sutures or instrumentation within the eye.
AB - PURPOSE: To reduce hypotony and shallowing of the anterior chamber after seton implantation. METHODS: The silicone tube is ligated with an 8-0 nylon suture and a clear corneal graft placed over the tube to facilitate postoperative laser suture lysis. RESULTS: Laser suture lysis has been performed in 34 cases to date with a follow-up period of up to 26 months. No severe complications occurred after laser suture lysis. CONCLUSIONS: This technique provides another option to increase drainage postoperatively without the risk of releasable sutures or instrumentation within the eye.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72070-7
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72070-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 8794716
AN - SCOPUS:0029738459
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 122
SP - 424
EP - 425
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -