Lateral Thinking in Glaucoma Surgery
A unique case history of a young woman, who was operated for glaucoma, for the third time, in both eyes. Prof. A. C. (Tony) Molteno is on record as saying that the only procedure that will work in such third time cases is a Molteno or similar valve. This lady is believed to maybe be the only case ever of a Scheie’s procedure augmented with: (1) Posteriorly directed tunnels on both sides of the superior rectus muscle - (2) Retained Healon in both the anterior chambers and the two tunnels & - (3) 5FU. After having been continuously on eye drops from 1980-1997, she is now drop free with low normal pressures for nearly 20 years, and with no further progressive visual field loss during all that time.
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