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Abstract #100720 Published in IGR 23-1

Intracameral Injection of Methotrexate for Treatment of Epithelial Ingrowth

Salari F; Fakhraie G; Asadi Amoli F; Zarei-Ghanavati M
Journal of current ophthalmology 2022; 34: 115-117


PURPOSE: To report a case of intracameral injection of methotrexate (MTX) to treat the epithelial ingrowth that occurred following glaucoma surgery. METHODS: A case report of a 40-year-old male with epithelial ingrowth after implantation of Ahmed glaucoma valve. RESULTS: The patient was treated with 11 doses of weekly intracameral MTX (400 mg/0.1 ml). Clinical evidence of recurrence was not observed after 11 months of follow-up. DISCUSSION: Intracameral MTX can be used as an alternative for the treatment of epithelial ingrowth.

Department of Cornea, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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