Treatment of distal occlusion of Krupin eye valve with disk using cannular flush.
A 64-year-old man with neovascular glaucoma underwent implantation of a Krupin valve with disk. On the fifth postoperative day, the patient reported pain in the operative eye; examination revealed a hyphema, an intraocular pressure (IOP) of 52 mm Hg, and no visible bleb. A bleb was reestablished and the IOP markedly decreased following irrigation of the shunt using a 30-gauge cannula through a paracentesis site.
Krawitz
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Department of Ophthalmology, Huntington Hospital, NY.
D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D015355:Glaucoma, Neovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation