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PURPOSE: We aimed to report a surgical technique for the management of ocular hypotony after tube surgery. METHODS: We occluded the tube with ab interno insertion of 2 bent 5-0 polypropylene threads into the tube lumen. Bent stents were used to prevent stent displacement. RESULTS: Our case series revealed that this procedure effectively resolved hypotony. Among the 3 cases, the stents were removed in 1 case and left in place in 2 cases. In all cases, the stent location remained stable without displacement. CONCLUSION: The insertion of bent intraluminal stents into the tube may be a useful method for the management of ocular hypotony after tube surgery.
Department of Ophthalmology, Myung-Gok Eye Research Institute, Kim's Eye Hospital, Konyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Full article12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)