Management of hypotony and flat anterior chamber associated with glaucoma filtration surgery. 2015

Yavuz Tunç, and Mehmet Tetikoglu, and Necip Kara, and Haci Murat Sagdık, and Selahattin Özarpaci, and Mustafa Nuri Elçioğlu
Department of Ophthalmology, Denizli Government Hospital, Denizli 20000, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of pharmacological and interventional treatment of hypotony and flat anterior chamber (FAC) resulting from glaucoma filtration surgery. METHODS We retrospectively examined the medical records of fifty-two trabeculectomy patients (52 eyes) who developed postoperative hypotony and FAC. The management and associated complications of hypotony, changing intraocular pressure (IOP) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were evaluated. RESULTS Of the 52 patients with hypotony, 29 (56%) had a grade 1 FAC, 21 (40%) had a grade 2 FAC, and only 2 had a grade 3 FAC. There was no significant difference between the mean preoperative IOP and the mean IOP at three and six months after surgery. Thirteen eyes (25%) required antiglaucomatous medication three months after surgery. The mean BCVA at 6mo after surgery was significantly reduced as compared with the mean preoperative BCVA. CONCLUSIONS Hypotonia and FAC following trabeculectomy are associated with troublesome complications that require pharmacological and/or surgical treatment. Thus, close follow-up is essential for affected patients.

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