학술논문
Oral doxycycline for early bleb leak after trabeculectomy: A case report and review of literature.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Subject
*LITERATURE reviews
*OCULAR hypotony
*TRABECULECTOMY
*DOXYCYCLINE
*MITOMYCIN C
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Language
ISSN
0974-620X
Abstract
We report the adjuvant role of oral doxycycline therapy for the management of early bleb leaks post mitomycin-augmented trabeculectomy. Two glaucoma patients, who underwent trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, presented with a low intraocular pressure (IOP) in the early postoperative period. Both patients had moderately elevated bleb with Seidel's positive test. Oral doxycycline 100 mg twice daily was given for 1 week in addition to routine postoperative management. Post doxycycline therapy at 1 week, healing of the wound was noted, with a negative Seidel's test. The IOP was maintained at 3 months postoperatively in both patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]