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Abstract #22128 Published in IGR 10-4

Diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation-induced staphyloma following trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

Prata TS; Lima VC; Pinto LM; Costa EF; Melo Jr LAS
Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging 2008; 39: 343-345


A 42-year-old man developed progressive scleral iatrogenic staphyloma in the region of a previous trabeculectomy with mitomycin C after three sessions of diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation for a refractory glaucoma secondary to trauma. After clinical and laboratory evaluations, no signs of systemic or autoimmune disorders were found. The patient underwent a reinforcement of the eye wall with a scleral patch over the staphyloma area and a glaucoma drainage device was implanted. Repeated transscleral cyclophotocoagulation procedures should be performed cautiously in patients who have had previous trabeculectomy.

Dr. T.S. Prata, Al. Campinas, 1232/71, Sao Paulo, Brazil.


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