title: Grafts in Glaucoma Surgery: A Review of the Literature.
abstract: Patients with bleb leakage, dehiscence, or infection after trabeculectomy need urgent bleb salvaging to prevent vision loss. Patients who have undergone a glaucoma drainage device surgery may have tube erosion, which is yet another devastating and outcome-compromising complication. The bleb or the tube in such cases needs to be patched by a biologic tissue, which is roofed by the conjunctiva and acts as a barrier against external infections. Sclera, pericardium, cornea, and dura mater are the commonly used patch graft materials. This review reports the outcomes of several new and old graft materials used to repair the post trabeculectomy compromised bleb and tube exposure in glaucoma drainage device surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sahil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ichhpujani
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001768:Blister / Q000601:surgery*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: bleb; glaucoma drainage device; patch graft; trabeculectomy; tube