Split-thickness hinged scleral flap in the management of exposed tubing of a glaucoma drainage device.
A split-thickness hinged scleral flap technique was devised to aid in tube exposure after glaucoma drainage device implantation. This technique resulted in the successful recovery of the tube without reexposure or serious complications in all 3 observed cases. Split-thickness hinged scleral flaps may be an effective surgical technique for the management of repeated tube exposure after glaucoma drainage device implantation.
Lee
Eun Suk
ES
Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kang
Sung Yong
SY
Kim
Na Rae
NR
Hong
Samin
S
Ma
Kyoung Tak
KT
Seong
Gong Je
GJ
Kim
Chan Yun
CY
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology