title: Laser suture lysis for non-valved aqueous drainage implants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a technique for laser suture lysis with non-valved aqueous drainage implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The surgical juxtaposition of the aqueous drainage tube and notched scleral graft allows the ligature to be placed in a predictable position aiding laser suture lysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After drainage device encapsulation limits the possibility of hypotony, this technique allows easy postoperative lysis of drainage tube ligatures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This simple modification of surgical technique aids surgeons in finding and releasing aqueous drainage device ligature sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. rahill@uci.edu
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Reay
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Dale K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Heuer
mesh_terms: D001082:Aqueous Humor; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D007834:Lasers; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques