Unsuccessful eccentric perilimbal suction after filtering surgery.
Eccentric suction was applied over the surgical site in 47 eyes thought to have unsuccessful external filtering procedures. Referrals for suction were made either because the postoperative intraocular pressure was uncontrolled or because blebs were becoming progressively flatter. Patients had an average of seven such treatment sessions. No discernible benefit from eccentric suction in failing filtering surgery was noted one year postoperatively.
D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014794:Visual Fields
D013256:Steroids; D004837:Epinephrine