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Graph showing IOP (mm Hg) variance over time in the right eye with points of intervention when there was a spike in IOP.. Abbreviations: 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; IOP, intraocular pressure; MMC, mitomycin-C; phaco, phacoemulsification; subconj, subconjunctival; trab, trabeculectomy; YAG, yttrium aluminium garnet. CME, cystoid macular edema; PCIOL, posterior chamber intraocular lens; PK, penetreting keratoplasty.
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Thereafter, on timoptol 0.5% bd, his pressure remained in the mid-teens (see Figure 1, last measured March 2010: 16 mm Hg), which to date has settled with preservation of the central island of vision and BCVA of 6/12.
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PMC3065572_03
Graph showing IOP (mm Hg) variance over time in the right eye with points of intervention when there was a spike in IOP.. Abbreviations: 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; IOP, intraocular pressure; MMC, mitomycin-C; phaco, phacoemulsification; subconj, subconjunctival; trab, trabeculectomy; YAG, yttrium aluminium garnet. CME, cystoid macular edema; PCIOL, posterior chamber intraocular lens; PK, penetreting keratoplasty.
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Thereafter, on timoptol 0.5% bd, his pressure remained in the mid-teens (see Figure 1, last measured March 2010: 16 mm Hg), which to date has settled with preservation of the central island of vision and BCVA of 6/12.
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22-gauge angiocatheter (Venflon) cannula.
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Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA). In this patient, a 4 mm, 22-gauge angiocatheter (Venflon) cannula (see Figure 2) was used to connect the proximal and distal ends of the cut drainage tube where the distal end was advanced 4 mm into the anterior chamber with optimum positioning (see Figures 3 and 4).
Salient features of the tube extension surgery.
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Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA). In this patient, a 4 mm, 22-gauge angiocatheter (Venflon) cannula (see Figure 2) was used to connect the proximal and distal ends of the cut drainage tube where the distal end was advanced 4 mm into the anterior chamber with optimum positioning (see Figures 3 and 4). The distal end of the GDD tube was advanced 4 mm into the anterior chamber with optimal positioning (see Figure 3). The segment was further secured with 10-0 nylon at each end (see Figure 3).
Postoperative appearance of optimal glaucoma drainage device tube position in anterior chamber.
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Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA). In this patient, a 4 mm, 22-gauge angiocatheter (Venflon) cannula (see Figure 2) was used to connect the proximal and distal ends of the cut drainage tube where the distal end was advanced 4 mm into the anterior chamber with optimum positioning (see Figures 3 and 4).
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