A method of managing flat anterior chamber following trabeculectomy.
A method of injecting an air bubble into a flat anterior chamber (iridocorneal apposition) following trabeculectomy is described. Nine of nine cases have been successfully treated. One case required a second injection of air into the anterior chamber 24 hours after the first air injection. No complications have been noted.
D000388:Air; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000601:surgery*