Anterior Chamber Tube Shunt to an Encircling Band in the Treatment of Glaucoma.
- Author:
Dong Myung KIM
1
;
Jeong Min HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Opnthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Glaucoma*;
Glaucoma, Neovascular;
Intraocular Pressure
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1988;29(3):331-336
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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.
