Treatment of postfiltration bleb leak by bleb injection of autologous blood.
We treated a persistent, brisk bleb-leak after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C by bleb injection of autologous blood. Following preparation with povidone iodine, approximately 0.5 cc of whole autologous blood was injected into the bleb at the slit lamp. The leak resolved after 36 hours, and after 9 months' follow up, continued to function well.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
M F
MF
Smith
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R
Magauran
J W
JW
Doyle
D000368:Aged; D001769:Blood; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010030:Ostomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014945:Wound Healing
D016685:Mitomycin