Intraocular Pressure After Cataract Extraction in Silicone tube Implanted Glaucomatous eye.
- Author:
Hye Rim CHO
;
Chan Ju LEE
;
Byung Chae CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cataract operation;
Encircling band;
Intraocular pressure;
Silicone tube;
Trabeculectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(9):789-794
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The functioning filtering bleb constructed after trabeculectomy in glaucomatous patient might be fail after cataract operation probably due to transient collapse during cataract extraction and inflammatiry reaction of the filtering bleb which result in unsuccessful intraocular pressure control. To compare if the results were identical in cases with the use of encircling band to enlarge the aqueous absorbing scar tissue to trabeculectomy, intraocular pressure was followed for more than 6 months after cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens implantation in 7 eyes that previously underwent silicone tube insertion with the use of encircling band. There were no cases with increased intraocular pressure needed to control postoperatively. Therefore it could be possible to concluded that inflammatory reaction of the filtering bleb or transient collapse during cataract extraction has no negative influences on intraocular pressure in silicone tube implanted eye using encircling band.
