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Abstract #47016 Published in IGR 13-3
Laser tube ligature release following aqueous shunt implantation in young children
Sidoti PA; Panarelli JF; Huruta-Dias R; Jardim J; Leon-Rosen J; Rosen RBOphthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging 2011; 42: 168-169
The implantation of non-valved aqueous shunting devices in children is often complicated by intraocular pressure elevation in the early postoperative period, during which time the tube is closed with a temporary suture ligature to avoid hypotony. Release of a polyglactin suture ligature using conventional laser lysis is not possible in young children in the clinic setting. The authors describe a minimally invasive technique using a portable green diode (532-nm) laser delivered through a standard endoprobe and a Hoskins laser suture lysis lens to disrupt a polyglactin suture ligature following pars plana aqueous shunt implantation in a young child.
P. A. Sidoti. Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, United States.
Classification:
12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
9.1.2 Juvenile glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)