Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Trabeculectomy Blebs Before and After Laser Suture Lysis
| Autor: | Paul J. Foster, Paul T K Chew, Scott D. Smith, Jovina L. See, David S. Friedman, Tin Aung, Winifred P. Nolan, Mandeep S. Singh, Ce Zheng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment Trabeculectomy Surgical Flaps law.invention Blister Optical coherence tomography Anterior Eye Segment law medicine Humans Prospective Studies Bleb (cell biology) Intraocular Pressure Aged Scleral flap medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Suture Techniques Anatomy Laser eye diseases Sclera Ophthalmology Ostium surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure Laser Therapy sense organs Glaucoma Angle-Closure business Wall thickness Glaucoma Open-Angle Tomography Optical Coherence |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology. 143:873-875 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.12.001 |
| Popis: | Purpose To image trabeculectomy blebs before and after laser suture lysis (LSL) using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Design Prospective observational study. Methods Blebs were imaged with a prototype of the AS-OCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc, Dublin, California, USA) before and after LSL. Blebs were assessed for bleb height, bleb wall thickness, apposition of the scleral flap to sclera, and patency of the internal ostium. Results Seven blebs in eyes of seven patients were imaged. Pre-LSL, five blebs were low and two were of moderate height. After LSL, six of seven eyes (85.7%) showed an increase in total bleb height, with increased bleb wall thickness and separation of the scleral flap from sclera. In one eye, there was no discernible change in bleb height, cavity height, or wall thickness. Conclusions AS-OCT was able to demonstrate features of bleb morphology that changed after LSL. |
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