Corneal blood staining following autologous blood injection for hypotony maculopathy.
Hypotony is a common complication following trabeculectomy in which antimetabolites are used. Autologous blood injection is an accepted form of treatment for hypotony that occurs secondary to overfiltration; however, injection into the filtering bleb has been associated with a rise in intraocular pressure for some patients with chronic postoperative hypotony. The authors describe a patient in whom corneal blood staining with raised intraocular pressure and loss of vision occurred as a result of autologous blood injection.
Ayyala
R S
RS
Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
Urban
R C
RC
Krishnamurthy
M S
MS
Mendelblatt
D J
DJ
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects; D001769:Blood; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D016685:Mitomycin