[Treatment of anterior uveitis with 5-fluorouracil].
Filtering surgery with use of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) was performed in 5 eyes (4 patients) with inflammatory glaucoma to prevent filtering bleb scarring. Postoperative injections of 5FU were given once or twice a day, according to the degree of anterior chamber inflammation. Complete remission of the uveitis was achieved in all 5 eyes after 7-14 days of postoperative injections of 5FU. There were no recurrences of uveitis during a minimum of 8 months of follow-up.
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Dept. of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.
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D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000188:drug therapy*
D005472:Fluorouracil