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AIM: To describe an association of spontaneous inferior subconjunctival haemorrhages in eyes with circumferential drainage blebs following trabeculectomy. METHODS: Observational case series. Patients with multiple episodes of spontaneous inferior subconjunctival haemorrhage following trabeculectomy (with or without antimetabolite) and circumferential blebs are presented. All patients described had multiple episodes. A possible mechanism is discussed. RESULTS: The number of spontaneous haemorrhages ranged from two to more than 10. All individual haemorrhages resolved spontaneously without adverse sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: A new clinical presentation of inferior subconjunctival haemorrhage in association with circumferential blebs is described.
Dr. A.P. Wells, Ophthalmology Department, Wellington Hospital, Wellington 6039, New Zealand. twells@eyetext.net
12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)