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Abstract #3506 Published in IGR 4-2
Optical coherence tomographic findings of the anterior segment after nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy
Nozaki M; Kimura H; Kojima M; Ogura YAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 133: 837-839
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of optical coherence tomography for the analysis of anterior segment after glaucoma surgery. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: In a 79-year-old man with primary open-angle glaucoma, optical coherence tomography was performed on the left eye after nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy. RESULTS: Optical coherence tomography showed thinning of the conjunctiva over the filtering bleb, presence of a space under the scleral flap that is considered as a lake, and presence of fibrous tissue in the bleb. CONCLUSION: This case indicates that optical coherence tomography, a noninvasive, noncontact optical imaging modality, may be useful for analysis of the anterior segment after glaucoma surgery.
Dr. M. Nozaki, Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya City University Medical School, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan. mnozaki@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Classification:
6.9.2 Optical coherence tomography (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis)
12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)