Free conjunctival grafts in the repair of leaking filtering blebs

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Renato C. Costa²  Zélia Maria Da Silva Corrêa¹  Richard P. Wilson²  Italo Mundialino Marcon¹  Fabiana Buffé¹ 

[1] ,Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College Wills Eye HospitalPhiladelphia Pennsylvania ,USA

关键词: Glaucoma;    Trabeculectomy;    Conjunctiva;    Conjunctiva;    Glaucoma;    Trabeculectomia;    Conjuntiva;    Conjuntiva;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492003000500011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of free conjunctival grafting for leaking conjunctival blebs following trabeculectomy. METHODS: Retrospective study of seven patients with leaking conjunctival blebs that were repaired by free conjunctival grafting. The effectiveness of this procedure in stopping the bleb leak, maintaining satisfactory intraocular pressure (IOP), maintaining satisfactory anterior chamber depth, and preserving vision was evaluated. RESULTS: Free conjunctival grafting appeared to have stopped the bleb leak in 6 patients (85.7%), maintained satisfactory IOP in 5 patients (71.4%), maintained satisfactory anterior chamber depth in all patients, and preserved pretreatment vision in 3 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Free conjunctival grafting appears to be an effective method to treat leaking blebs, without loss of IOP control.

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