title: Using donor sclera to create a flap in glaucoma filtering procedures.
abstract: We report a surgical technique in which donor sclera is used to create a flap in glaucoma filtering procedures. This simple technique is helpful when the sclera is too thin to safely and effectively form an adequate scleral flap. The use of donor sclera allows the procedure to continue as a guarded procedure and prevents early postoperative hypotony.
authors.affiliation: New England Glaucoma Research Foundation, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000517:prevention & control; D012590:Sclera; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*