title: The use of intravitreal gas for the treatment of ocular hypotony after glaucoma filtration surgery.
abstract: Hypotonous maculopathy is a serious complication of glaucoma filtration surgery. A patient with hypotonous maculopathy due to excessive filtration was treated with intravitreal gas. During the next several months, the intraocular pressure increased and the visual acuity improved. Intravitreal gas is useful for the treatment of hypotonous maculopathy due to excessive aqueous filtration.
authors.affiliation: Central Florida Retina Institute, Lakeland, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Ahad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahootchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D015814:Ocular Hypotension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren