title: Canthotomy and cantholysis prior to ultrasound circular cyclocoagulation (UC3®Eye Tech Care) in refractory glaucoma.
abstract: METHODS
  The case is presented on a patient with primary open-angle glaucoma treated with the novel ultrasound circular cyclocoagulation technique (UC3®[EyeTechCare, Rillieux La Pape, France]), who had previously undergone glaucoma surgery. Due to having extreme palpebral rigidity, worsened by the pre-operative local anesthesia injections, a canthotomy and cantholysis were needed to correctly position of the UC3®probe cone. Clinical outcome as regards the IOP and the surgical wound was very satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In complex cases of refractory glaucoma in which cyclo-destructive surgery is limited for anatomical reasons, a complementary oculoplasty technique may be a good option.
authors.affiliation: IOA Madrid Innova Ocular, Oftalmología, Madrid, España. Electronic address: afernandez@ioamadrid.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Oftalmología, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raez-Balbastre
authors.affiliation: IOA Madrid Innova Ocular, Oftalmología, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elipe
authors.affiliation: IOA Madrid Innova Ocular, Oftalmología, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poyales
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
keywords: Cantholysis; Cantólisis; Ciclocoagulación; Cyclocoagulation; Glaucoma; UC3(®)