title: The use of releasable sutures in Molteno glaucoma implant procedures to reduce postoperative hypotony.
abstract: We used releasable sutures to minimize immediate postoperative hypotony and flat anterior chamber in 19 cases of refractory glaucoma requiring insertion of a single-plate Molteno implant in a one-stage procedure. A slip knot using 7-0 nylon suture was fashioned around the Molteno tube under a lamellar scleral flap. In 18 of the 19 eyes, anterior chamber depth was normal immediately after surgery.
authors.affiliation: El-Maghraby Eye Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: el-Sayyad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el-Maghraby
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amayem
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008722:Methods; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013537:Sutures