Wound healing as a barrier to successful filtration surgery. 1988

J P Joseph, and M H Miller, and R A Hitchings
Institute of Ophthalmology, London.

Trabeculectomy fails to control the intra-ocular pressure adequately in a proportion of patients. Approaches to solving this problem have involved modifications of surgery, histological studies of tissue from failed and functioning blebs, animal studies, and in vitro investigations of some of the basic processes of wound healing. This paper reviews the current state of investigations in these disciplines with particular reference to wound healing in this specialised site.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D005901 Glaucoma An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Glaucomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014130 Trabeculectomy Any surgical procedure for treatment of glaucoma by means of puncture or reshaping of the trabecular meshwork. It includes goniotomy, trabeculectomy, and laser perforation. Goniotomy,Trabeculoplasty,Trabeculotomy,Goniotomies,Trabeculectomies,Trabeculoplasties,Trabeculotomies
D014945 Wound Healing Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue. Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings

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