title: Laser Treatment to avoid Trabeculectomy and to recover the Aqueous Outflow after Iris Incarceration in a Patient with NPDS.
abstract: The advantages of the nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) compared with the trabeculectomy are based on faster recovery and lower incidence of complications. The incarceration of the iris at the trabeculo-Descemet's membrane is one complication of NPDS and leads frequently to the reoperation of the patient. We report one case operated of NPDS with iris incarceration post-Nd:YAG goniopuncture in which we also documented spontaneous returning of the prolapsed iris during gonioscopy 3 hours after the onset of symptoms. With an argon laser iridoplasty, the iris returned completely to its position and a wide Nd:YAG laser iridotomy prevented recurrences. After this episode, the patient have always had intraocular pressure measures lower than 15 mm Hg. How to cite this article: Perez AV, Arenas JL, La Camara Hermoso JD. Laser Treatment to avoid Trabeculectomy and to recover the Aqueous Outflow after Iris Incarceration in a Patient with NPDS. J Current Glau Prac 2013;7(1):36-37.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Germans Trias I Pujol University Hospital, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasquez Perez
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Germans Trias I Pujol University Hospital, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loscos Arenas
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Germans Trias I Pujol University Hospital, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Julio De La
authors.initials: Jde L
authors.lastname: Camara Hermoso
keywords: Glaucoma; Gonioscopy; Intraocular pressure; Trabeculectomy.