title: Retinal vein occlusion after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate acute retinal vein occlusion as a potential complication of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in cases of advanced glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The records of three patients who developed retinal vein occlusions immediately after uncomplicated trabeculectomy with mitomycin C were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All three patients had advanced open-angle glaucoma with total cupping of the optic nerve, severe visual field loss, and evidence of systemic vascular disease. A marked decrease in intraocular pressure was noted in the postoperative period in all of the patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A shift in the lamina cribrosa, associated with the perioperative intraocular pressure change, may have contributed to occlusion of the venous outflow system in these susceptible patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herndon
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin