Outcomes of surgical bleb revision for late-onset bleb leaks after trabeculectomy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-25

  Lin, Albert P ^a,b   Chung, Juliet E ^b   Zhang, Kevin S ^b   Chang, Michelle M ^a   Orengo Nania, Silvia ^a,b   Gross, Ronald L ^b   Chang, Peter T ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

bleb leak; bleb revision; trabeculectomy complication

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEAK LEAK; ETHNICITY; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICALLY-CREATED STRUCTURES; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84872188843     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31821e83e6     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Liebmann JM, Ritch R, Marmor M, et al. Initial 5-fluorouracil trabeculectomy in uncomplicated glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 1991;98:1036-1041.
2. Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Jee J, et al. Late-onset bleb leaks after glaucoma filtering surgery. Arch Ophthalmol. 1998;116: 443-447. (Pubitemid 28169743)
3. DeBry PW, Perkins TW, Heatley G, et al. Incidence of lateonset bleb-related complications following trabeculectomy with mitomycin. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:297-300. (Pubitemid 34250049)
4. Perkins TW, Gangnon R, Ladd W. Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C: Intermediate-term results. J Glaucoma. 1998; 230-236. (Pubitemid 29149814)
5. Bindlish R, Condon GP, Schlosser JD, et al. Efficacy and safety of mitomycin-C in primary trabeculectomy: Five-year follow-up. Ophthalmology. 2002;109:1336-1341. (Pubitemid 34700927)
6. Costa VP, Wilson RP, Moster MR, et al. Hypotony maculopathy following the use of topical mitomycin C in glaucoma filtration surgery. Ophthalmic Surg. 1993;24:389-394. (Pubitemid 23174728)
7. Ciulla TA, Beck AD, Topping TM, et al. Blebitis, early endophthalmitis, and late endophthalmitis after glaucoma filtering surgery. Ophthalmology. 1997;104:986-995. (Pubitemid 27255411)
8. Tomlinson CP, Belcher CD III, Smith PD, et al. Management of leaking filtration blebs. Ann Ophthalmol. 1987;19:405-411. (Pubitemid 18030173)
9. Mattox C. Management of the leaking bleb. J Glaucoma. 1995;4:370-374.
10. Blok MD, Kok JHC, van Mil C, et al. Use of the megasoft bandage lens for treatment of complications after trabeculectomy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1990;110:264-268. (Pubitemid 20295192)
11. Gehring JR, Ciccarelli EC. Trichloroacetic acid treatment of filtering blebs following cataract extraction. Am J Ophthalmol. 1972;74:622-624.
12. Hennis HL, Stewart WC. Use of the argon laser to close filtering bleb leaks. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1992;24:389-394.
13. Smith MF, Magauran RG III, Betchkal J, et al. Treatment of postfiltration bleb leak with autologous blood. Ophthalmology. 1995;102:868-871.
14. Asrani SG, Wilensky JT. Management of bleb leaks after glaucoma filtering surgery. Use of autologous fibrin tissue glue as an alternative. Ophthalmology. 1996;103:294-298. (Pubitemid 26066213)
15. Budenz DL, Chen PP, Weaver YK. Conjunctival advancement for late-onset filtering bleb leaks. Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:1014-1019. (Pubitemid 29372933)
16. Buxton JN, Lavery KT, Liebmann JM, et al. Reconstruction of filtering blebs with free conjunctival autografts. Ophthalmology. 1994;101:635-639. (Pubitemid 24113222)
17. Wadhwani RA, Bellows AR, Hutchinson BT. Surgical repair of leaking filtering blebs. Ophthalmology. 2000;107:1681-1687.
18. Burnstein AL, WuDunn D, Knotts SL, et al. Conjunctival advancement versus nonincisional treatment for lateonset glaucoma filtering bleb leaks. Ophthalmology. 2002;109: 71-75. (Pubitemid 34027426)
19. Catoira Y, WuDunn D, Cantor LB. Revision of dysfunctional filtering blebs by conjunctival advancement with bleb preservation. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000;130:574-579.
20. Myers JS, Yang CB, Herndon LW, et al. Excisional bleb revision to correct overfiltration or leakage. J Glaucoma. 2000;9:169-173. (Pubitemid 32441327)
21. Van de Geijin EJ, Lemij HG, de Vries J, et al. Surgical revision of filtration blebs: A follow-up study. J Glaucoma 2002;4: 300-305. (Pubitemid 34832863)
22. Tannenbaum DP, Hoffman D, Greaney MJ, et al. Outcomes of bleb excision and conjunctival advancement for leaking or hypotonous eyes after glaucoma filtering surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004;88:99-103. (Pubitemid 38091373)
23. Radhakrishnan S, Quigley HA, Jampel HD, et al. Outcomes of surgical bleb revision for complications of trabeculectomy. Ophthalmology. 2009;116:1713-1718.