Korean J Ophthalmol.
1988 Jun;2(1):22-26. 10.3341/kjo.1988.2.1.22.
Anterior chamber tube shunt to an encircling band in the treatment of glaucoma
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1735019
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.1988.2.1.22
Abstract
- We performed a new technique described by Schocket et al. in 6 cases of advanred, uncontrolled glaucoma and 2 cases of neovascular glaucoma. A silicone tube was inserted into the anterior chamber and aqueous was shunted through the tube to a reservoir around the encircling band. After a mean follow up of 103 days, 8 eyes (100 %) had a sucoessful outcome with the intraocular pressure below 20 mm Hg. Thus we recommend this procedure rather than destructive surgery in the treatment of advanced, uncontrolled glaucoma and neovascular glaucoma.
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