PMID: 18717446Aug 23, 2008Paper

Diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation-induced staphyloma following trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging : the Official Journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye
Tiago S PrataLuiz Alberto S Melo

Abstract

A 42-year-old man developed progressive scleral iatrogenic staphyloma in the region of a previous trabeculectomy with mitomycin C after three sessions of diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation for a refractory glaucoma secondary to trauma. After clinical and laboratory evaluations, no signs of systemic or autoimmune disorders were found. The patient underwent a reinforcement of the eye wall with a scleral patch over the staphyloma area and a glaucoma drainage device was implanted. Repeated transscleral cyclophotocoagulation procedures should be performed cautiously in patients who have had previous trabeculectomy.

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