Silicone tube and gutter in advanced glaucoma.
We performed a new drainage operation in 20 cases of advanced glaucoma. A silicone tube was inserted into the anterior chamber and its outer end buried under an encircling gutter. After a mean follow up of 10 months, in 13 cases (65 per cent) the eye was comfortable, the intraocular pressure less than 25 mm Hg, and the tube was in a satisfactory anatomical position. The authors recommend this procedure rather than destructive operations in eyes with advanced uncontrolled glaucoma.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D014792:Visual Acuity