Trypan blue–assisted neodymium:YAG laser treatment for overfiltering bleb
Accepted 6 December 2005.
Overfiltering blebs can lead to postoperative problems including hypotony maculopathy, decreased vision, and increased ocular discomfort. Many methods have been used in the past with varying results. Various lasers have been used in an attempt to cause localized scarring and fibrosis. We report a treatment technique to noninvasively treat a patient with an overfiltering bleb using trypan blue and a frequency-doubled continuous-wave neodymium:YAG laser emitting green light.
From the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Reprint requests to Malik Y. Kahook, MD, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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