Abstract
Purpose: To report a new technique to correct tube position in anterior chamber after glaucoma drainage device implantation.
Patient and Methods: A patient who underwent a glaucoma drainage device implantation was noted to have the tube touching the corneal endothelium. A 10/0 polypropylene suture with double-armed 3-inch long straight needle was placed transcamerally from limbus to limbus, in the superior part of the eye, passing the needle in front of the tube.
Results: The position of the tube in the anterior chamber was corrected with optimal distance from corneal endothelium and iris surface. The position remained satisfactory after 20 months of follow-up.
Conclusions: The placement of a transcameral suture offers a safe, quick, and minimal invasive intervention for the correction of the position of a glaucoma drainage device tube in the anterior chamber.
Patient and Methods: A patient who underwent a glaucoma drainage device implantation was noted to have the tube touching the corneal endothelium. A 10/0 polypropylene suture with double-armed 3-inch long straight needle was placed transcamerally from limbus to limbus, in the superior part of the eye, passing the needle in front of the tube.
Results: The position of the tube in the anterior chamber was corrected with optimal distance from corneal endothelium and iris surface. The position remained satisfactory after 20 months of follow-up.
Conclusions: The placement of a transcameral suture offers a safe, quick, and minimal invasive intervention for the correction of the position of a glaucoma drainage device tube in the anterior chamber.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 576-577 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Glaucoma |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- aged
- anterior chamber
- astigmatism
- endothelium, corneal
- female
- follow-up studies
- glaucoma
- glaucoma drainage implants
- humans
- intraocular pressure
- ophthalmologic surgical procedures
- postoperative period
- prosthesis implantation
- severity of illness index
- suture techniques
- treatment outcome