Painful,Large Bleb after Glaucoma Filtering Surgery.

Kim, Im Tae; Kim, Yong Yeon; Jung, Hai Ryun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(8):2343-2347.
Published online August 1, 1999.

Painful,Large Bleb after Glaucoma Filtering Surgery.

Im Tae Kim, Yong Yeon Kim, Hai Ryun Jung

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

녹내장 누공수술 후 발생한 통증을 동반한 큰 여과포

김임태(Im Tae Kim),김용연(Yong Yeon Kim),정해륜(Hai Ryun Jung)

Abstract

An overhanging, large bleb after filtering surgery leads to various complications ranging from foreign-body sensation to endophthalmitis. Herein we report two case of large painful blebs in nasal area. Argon laser was initially used for its shrinkage. However, this procedure was not successful, requiring surgical excision of bleb. The tissue was then examined to evaluate the cause of failure with the argon laser treatment. On examination, the bleb showed a pseudocyst, and hyaline degeneration in the inner membrane of the bleb. Shrinkage of the large bleb resulted in resolution of the pain.

Key Words: Argon laser;Dellen;Hyaline degeneration;Large painful bleb;Psuudocyst