The use of hyaluronic acid of different viscosities in preventing postoperative hypotony after trabeculectomy.
Using hyaluronic acid (Healon) at the end of a trabeculectomy to fill the anterior chamber reduces postoperative hypotonia, while hyaluronic acid of higher viscosity (Healon GV) can provoke a pseudomalignant glaucoma.
Department of Ophthalmology, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
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D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D014783:Viscosity
D012965:Sodium Chloride; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid