Transciliary drainage with Molteno 3 implantation in neovascular glaucoma. A clinical case

• Main Author: P. Yu. Cheglakov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ophthalmology Publishing Group 2014-07-01
• Series: Oftalʹmologiâ
• Subjects: neovascular glaucoma; transciliary drainage; drainage molteno 3
• Online Access: https://www.ophthalmojournal.com/opht/article/view/62

To evaluate the efficiency of Molteno 3 transciliary drainage in the case of diabetic secondary glaucoma. The patient with diabetic secondary glaucoma after vitrectomy and phacik eye. Was made transciliary implantation Molteno 3 drainage with delayed technic. At first day after surgery OD 17‑18 mm Hg of IOP, visual acuity improved to 0.02. Observed a sharp decrease in the caliber of neovascular iris vessels. After 2.5 years follow-up period IOP was 20 Hg of IOP. Specific lens opacities were not observed. Preliminary results of Molteno 3 transciliary drainage show long-term efficiency of this method. Further study of this technique need it to determine theindications and contraindications for this technique.