XXXX : a novel surgical technique.

@entity1 @entity6 @entity548 @entity1713 @entity726 @entity7462 @entity3856 @entity2747 @entity2297
PURPOSE: To describe a new surgical technique in which @entity7462 is diverted from the anterior chamber to the suprachoroidal space for the augmentation of uveoscleral outflow in the management of @entity726 . METHODS: Four @entity3856 of four consecutive @entity1 were included in the study. Mean age of @entity1 was 54.7+/- 9.2 years. Preoperative diagnosis was @entity2297 complicating @entity6 in three cases and chronic @entity2747 in one case. Mean preoperative intraocular pressure of the @entity1 receiving two medications was 58.5 +/- 9.2 mm Hg. A modified Krupin eye valve with disk was implanted into the suprachoroidal space. The anterior tube part of the Seton device was placed into the anterior chamber through the long scleral tunnel for draining the @entity7462 from the anterior chamber to the suprachoroidal space. RESULTS: The placement of modified Krupin eye valve with disk to the suprachoroidal space was achieved in all cases. While mean preoperative intraocular pressure was 58.5 +/- 9.2 mm Hg, it was 14.2 +/- 4.7 mm Hg at postoperative one week. It was 13.5 +/- 4.6 mm Hg and 15 +/- 4.9 mm Hg at one and three months respectively. At the last follow-up visit, mean intraocular pressure was 17.25 +/- 5.37 mm Hg ranging from 12 to 24 mm Hg. @entity1713 was developed in one case and regressed in six weeks. Rubeosis irides regressed at third month in three cases. None of the eyes developed @entity548 , @entity1713 , or phthisis bulbi. CONCLUSION: The drainage of @entity7462 from the anterior chamber to the suprachoroidal space with the implantation of the @entity726 Seton device is effective in lowering intraocular pressure in @entity726 .
