Needle Revision of Failed Drainage Blebs with Mitomycin-C

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  • P. S. Mahar, A. Sami Memon, Israr A. Bhutto, Dilshad A. Laghari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36351/pjo.v29i2.353

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the outcome of needle revision of failed drainage blebs with regard to decrease in Intraocular pressure (IOP) of < 20 mmHg over mean follow
up of 1 year and to observe the complication associated with the procedure.
Material and Methods: This non-comparative, interventional case series of 46 eyes (46 patients) with IOP of > 25 mmHg after trabeculectomy were subjected
to needle revision with mitomycin-C (MMC) from January 2007 to December 2010. Thirty four patients were male and 12 were female with age ranging from 47 to 72 years.
Results: Twenty six patients (26 eyes) out of 46 patients (46 eyes) showed improvement in IOP of < 20 mmHg, achieving success at 57%. The preoperative mean IOP of our patients was 26.7 ± 6 mmHg (95% Confidence Interval 25.16 – 28.23), while post-operative mean IOP was 13.5 ± 4 mmHg (95% Confidence Interval 12.47 – 14.5) at the mean follow up of 1 year. Transient hyphema was noticed in 1 patient (2.17%) and 2 patients (4.34%) went into hypotony with IOP of < 6 mmHg. All these eyes resolved spontaneously with no additional treatment.
Conclusion: Needle revision of drainage blebs with MMC revived failed filtration procedure in 57% of our patients at the mean follow up of 1 year with minimal
complications.

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Published

27-11-2018

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Israr A. Bhutto, Dilshad A. Laghari PSMASM. Needle Revision of Failed Drainage Blebs with Mitomycin-C. pak J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 27 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];29(2). Available from: https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/353

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