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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
We describe methods and outcomes of surgical reduction of symptomatic, circumferential, filtering blebs after trabeculectomy with antifibrotic agents. The medical records of 15 eyes of 14 patients with symptomatic, circumferential blebs who underwent surgical bleb reduction for bleb dysesthesia under topical anesthesia were reviewed. Each bleb was incised segmentally and the cut edges of the conjunctiva and Tenon capsule were sutured to the underlying sclera. Outcome measures included symptomatic relief, retention of bleb function, and intraocular pressure maintenance. Fourteen eyes had successful reduction of bleb size, symptomatic relief, and cosmetically acceptable appearance. One eye continued to have dysesthesia and 1 had a transient bleb leak that resolved spontaneously. Surgical reduction of circumferential, symptomatic, filtering blebs is a safe and effective technique to reduce bleb dysesthesia and improve cosmesis without loss of bleb function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
890-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Antibiotics, Antineoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Blister, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Conjunctival Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Glaucoma, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Intraocular Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Mitomycin, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Paresthesia, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Reoperation, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Surgical Flaps, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Suture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Trabeculectomy, pubmed-meshheading:16769845-Visual Acuity
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical reduction of symptomatic, circumferential, filtering blebs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY 10003, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't