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  • Title: Combination of Nd:Yag laser-induced subconjunctival bleeding and intracameral viscoelastic injection to treat hypotony maculopathy.
    Author: Ascaso FJ, Loras E, Cristobal JA.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers; 2002; 33(6):504-7. PubMed ID: 12449229.
    Abstract:
    A 38-year-old man with primary open-angle glaucoma who had undergone trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C developed macular folds consistent with hypotony maculopathy. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser-induced subconjunctival bleeding and injection of a viscoelastic substance into the anterior chamber. The combination of Nd:YAG laser-induced subconjunctival bleeding with intracameral viscoelastic injection appears to be a reasonable alternative to autologous blood injection and may be tried as first-line treatment for hypotony maculopathy caused by overfiltration.
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