[Gold drainage as a glaucoma operation (author's transl)].
A glaucoma operation is described in which a piece of gold leaf 0.05 mm thick, 1.5 mm wide and 4 mm long is laid into a trepanation opening or into an anterior chamber angle incision after preparation of a scleral flap. The tendency of rejecting of large gold leaves was considerable. A diverticulum of the anterior chamber formed round all gold leaves through the scarred walls of which a reasonable regulation of pressure by drainage of the aqueous was apparently not possible. A real wick or drainage effect was not seen in any case.
D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged
D006046:Gold
Die Golddrainage als Glaukomoperation.