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Abstract #24464 Published in IGR 11-3
Goniosynechiae as a complication of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy by inappropriate use of mydriatic: case report
Vaz RT; Silva PC; Colombini GNArquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia 2008; 71: 599-600
Non-penetrating deep sclerectomy has been an alternative to trabeculectomy, because it has the advantage of reducing intraocular pressure (IOP), without penetrating the anterior chamber. Thus, it avoids a sudden decompression and a plain anterior chamber. In this paper, we described a case of a female patient, 53 years old, black, with diagnosis of open-angle primary glaucoma, with unsatisfactory clinical control and who was submitted to non-penetrating deep sclerectomy. The patient developed goniosynechiae at the site of the sclerectomy, after inappropriate use of mydriatic eye-drops during the postoperative period, leading to an increase of IOP and, therefore, failure of the surgery. The use of mydriatic eye-drops during the postoperative period of deep sclerectomy is not indicated, because in this case, it led to surgery failure. LA: Portuguese
Dr. R.T. Vaz, Departamento de Glaucoma, Instituto Benjamin Constant, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. rtvaz2@hotmail.com
Classification:
12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
11.2 Cholinergic drugs (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
2.4 Anterior chamber angle (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
