Use of Gamma-Irradiated Cornea to Plug Sclerostomy Site During Tube Shunt Revision.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Shah, Sonya B.; Pro, Michael J.; Moster, Marlene R.
- Source
- Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2017, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p182-184. 3p.
- Subject
- *CORNEA diseases
*SCLEROSTOMY
*INTRAOCULAR pressure
*OCULAR hypotony
*GLAUCOMA treatment
*CORNEA surgery
*CORNEA
*CORNEAL transplantation
*GLAUCOMA
*REOPERATION
*SURGICAL complications
THERAPEUTIC use of gamma rays
GLAUCOMA surgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 0882-0538
Tube shunt implantation is a common procedure for control of intraocular pressure (IOP). However, tube revision and repositioning must sometimes be performed, and this involves removing the tube from its sclerostomy site. This site is prone to leaking and this may cause postoperative hypotony. We describe a novel and cosmetically acceptable technique of plugging and covering the sclerostomy site with gamma-irradiated corneal tissue. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]