title: Polypropylene ligatures as a means of controlling intraocular pressure with Molteno implants.
abstract: A technique for controlling intraocular pressure in the immediate postoperative period with Molteno implants is described. Filtration tubes were closed with polypropylene sutures in 13 patients. Filtration tubes closed with 7-0 sutures provided the most satisfactory partial to complete lumen closure. The ligatures in six patients later were opened by argon laser.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Indianapolis, Ind.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Whitson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001035:Aphakia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010969:Plastics; D011126:Polypropylenes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012828:Silicones