title: Management of acute postoperative intraocular pressure elevation by laser-induced filtration.
abstract: We describe a simple, rapid technique for creating a filtering bleb in the early postoperative period using the argon or Nd:YAG laser. After cutting a suture, an immediate reduction of the intraocular pressure will result as filtration occurs, thereby safely eliminating the need for and the risk of traditional surgery.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000601:surgery