title: [The effect of heterogeneous scleral transplantation on hypotony after filtration surgery of glaucoma with mitomycin C].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study was designed to observe the effect of heterogeneous scleral transplantation in treatment of hypotony after filtration surgery of glaucoma with mitomycin C.
  
  
  METHODS
  7 patients (8 eyes) with hypotony after filtration surgery of glaucoma with mitomycin C were treated by heterogeneous scleral transplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The post-operative follow-up periods ranged from 3 to 19 months (mean 7.75 +/- 5.37 months). Postoperatively, the visual acuity was increased in 5 eyes, and the intraocular pressure was increased to normal level in all eight eyes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Heterogeneous scleral transplantation has therapeutic effects in the treatment of hypotonic eyes after filtration surgery of glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Beijing Tongren Hospital.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D016685:Mitomycin