title: A "clothesline" suture technique for the repair of a conjunctival tear during trabeculectomy.
abstract: This report describes a new technique for the intraoperative repair of a conjunctival tear during trabeculectomy. A single suture was used in a "clothesline" fashion to wall off the conjunctival defect from the aqueous flow, allowing the defect to scar closed. This technique will allow the surgeon to salvage a functioning bleb, thereby avoiding more radical surgical options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53705-3611, USA.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Furgason
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*