J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1988 Jun;29(3):331-336.
Anterior Chamber Tube Shunt to an Encircling Band in the Treatment of Glaucoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Opnthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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We performed a new technique described by Schocket et al. in 6 cases of advanced, uncontrolled glaucoma and 2 cases of neovascular glaucoma. A sillicone 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 had a successful outcome with the intraocular pressure below 20 mmHg. So we recommend this procedure rather than destructive operations in the treatement of advanced, uncontrolled glaucoma.