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PURPOSE: To present a case of lumen obstruction after implantation of microshunt with subconjunctival drainage and subsequent management. CASE REPORT: A 56-year-old male with primary open angle glaucoma underwent uneventful PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt implantation in both eyes. Five months after surgery the patient presented with an intraocular pressure of 26▒mmHg in the right eye due to iris obstruction. RESULTS: The iris fibers were severed and removed surgically to free the lumen. Follow-up showed a normalised intraocular pressure of 10▒mmHg and a free lumen. CONCLUSION: Uncontrolled intraocular pressure due to iris obstruction following PRESERFLO™ Microshunt was addressed by surgical removal of iris fibers at the lumen entrance without the need for tube repositioning.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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