Intraocular Pressure After Cataract Extraction in Silicone tube Implanted Glaucomatous eye.

Cho, Hye Rim; Lee, Chan Ju; Cho, Byung Chae

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(9):789-794.
Published online September 1, 1991.

Intraocular Pressure After Cataract Extraction in Silicone tube Implanted Glaucomatous eye.

Hye Rim Cho, Chan Ju Lee, Byung Chae Cho

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Ewha Woman's University, Seoul, Korea.
²Dr. C.J.LEE's Eye Clinic, Shillim Dong, Kwanak Ku, Seoul, Korea.

Silicone tube 를 삽입한 난치성 녹내장안의 합병성 백내장 수술후의 안압 변화

조혜림(Hye Rim Cho),이찬주(Chan Ju Lee),조병채(Byung Chae Cho)

Abstract

The functioning filtering bleb constructed after trabeculectomy in glaucomatous patient might be fail after cataract operation probably due to transient collapse during cataract extraction and inflammatiry reaction of the filtering bleb which result in unsuccessful intraocular pressure control. To compare if the results were identical in cases with the use of encircling band to enlarge the aqueous absorbing scar tissue to trabeculectomy, intraocular pressure was followed for more than 6 months after cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens implantation in 7 eyes that previously underwent silicone tube insertion with the use of encircling band. There were no cases with increased intraocular pressure needed to control postoperatively. Therefore it could be possible to concluded that inflammatory reaction of the filtering bleb or transient collapse during cataract extraction has no negative influences on intraocular pressure in silicone tube implanted eye using encircling band.

Key Words: Cataract operation;Encircling band;Intraocular pressure;Silicone tube;Trabeculectomy