[5-Fu as remedy for unsuccessful glaucoma filtration surgery].
Subconjunctival 5-Fu injections were administered to 10 glaucomatous eyes (8 patients) with unsuccessful previous filtration surgery, resulting in improvement of the filtration bleb and restoration of normal intraocular pressure to 9 eyes. Corneal exfoliation occurred in 2 eyes, which healed after cessation of the injections.
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Department of Ophthalmology, First People's Hospital, Hangzhou city.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period
D005472:Fluorouracil