Surgical management of a dysfunctional filtering bleb.
This case report presents a patient who developed a large overhanging bleb following antimetabolite trabeculectomy surgery 6 years prior. Complaints included decreasing vision and foreign body sensation for several months. Successful excisional surgery with placement of compression sutures was performed. Visual acuity and intraocular pressure were maintained with the resolution of symptoms.
Desai
Komal
K
VST Centre for Glaucoma Care, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, India.
Krishna
Rohit
R
D000963:Antimetabolites / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000963:Antimetabolites