Persistent Hypotony Associated with Immunosuppressive Therapy in Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery
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Persistent Hypotony Associated with Immunosuppressive Therapy in Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery
PURPOSE To describe the histopathology of non-valved implant capsules in three cases of persistent postoperative hypotony after the restrictive tube ligature was released in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. OBSERVATIONS The macroscopic appearance of the capsules 3 and 4 months postoperatively was immature and loose. Microscopic examination disclosed extremely irregular thin tissu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000447528