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Abstract #19202 Published in IGR 3-1
An ocular endoscope enables a goniotomy despite a cloudy cornea
Joos KM; Shen JHArchives of Ophthalmology 2001; 119: 134-135
This is a description of the use of an ocular endoscope to perform goniotomy. A case is reported of a 19-month-old girl with congenital glaucoma. Bilateral goniotomy was performed with the aid of a coaxial endoscope. The method had previously been tested in cadaver eyes and in rabbits with congenital glaucoma. Coaxial alignment requires only one corneal incision, and permits the lancet tip to be continuously viewed on the video screen as it incises the angle structures. The authors are enthusiastic about the method.
Dr K.M. Joos, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 1215 21st Avenue S, 8017 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232-8808, USA. karen.joos@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Classification:
12.9 Trabeculotomy, goniotomy (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
