Anterior Chamber Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Injection for the Management of Postsurgery Hypotony in Glaucoma Patients.
Stratos V Gotzaridis, Dimitra M Portaliou, Vasiliki A Mela, Paraskevi Xanthopoulou, George D Kymionis
Summary
A new surgical technique of SF6 injection in the A/C for patients with choroidal detachment and hypotony shows promising results.
Abstract
PURPOSE
The purpose of this article was to describe a new technique involving the injection of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas in the anterior chamber (A/C) for the management of hypotony in patients with previous glaucoma surgery.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Seven patients were included in this prospective case series. All patients had advanced glaucoma that was managed surgically either by trabeculectomy (6 patients) or Ahmed valve (1 patient). All patients presented with intraocular pressure (IOP) 10 mm Hg) and A/C depth increase within the first week after surgery.
CONCLUSION
A new surgical technique of SF6 injection in the A/C for patients with choroidal detachment and hypotony shows promising results.
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