Total Hyphema Treated with Ocutome.
- Author:
Young Tae CHUNG
1
;
Tae Jun KIM
;
Youn Hee CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Centers, Jeonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber;
Hyphema*;
Intraoperative Complications;
Visual Acuity;
Vitrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1982;23(3):879-882
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Author have experienced 3 cases of intractable total traumatic hyphema on conservative medical treatment and have good results after surgical management by using Model 800(A) Ocutome vitrectomy instrument. For evacuation of blood clot in anterior chamber. The conclusion were as follow; 1. We experienced no significant intraoperative complication. 2. All 3 cases achieved intraocular presure controls in early post operative state and these controls were sustained till now without any antiglaucomatous agent. 3. Good final visual acuity was obtained in pure total hyphema in which there was no other associated intraocular injury at the time of trauma.
