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VOLUME 6 , ISSUE 3 ( September-December, 2012 ) > List of Articles

Surgical Technique

Tube Exposure Repair

Stirbu Oana, Jorge Vila

Keywords : Conjunctival erosion, Patch graft, Tube shunt

Citation Information : Oana S, Vila J. Tube Exposure Repair. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2012; 6 (3):139-142.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1121

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2019

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


Abstract

All across the world, glaucomatologists are adopting broader use of glaucoma drainage implants even as a primary surgical modality. To avoid tube exposure, which may predispose the eye to endophthalmitis, the implanted tube must be covered by a patch graft. However, these patch grafts also carry a high rate of progressive thinning and erosion, which is believed to result from the lack of cellular infiltration from the surrounding host conjunctival stroma and poor integration of these patch grafts to the host tissue. An ideal patch graft should offer good tensile strength, be suitable for tectonic support, and have biological activities to promote cellular infiltration by the surrounding host conjunctival stroma, thus reducing progressive allogeneic patch graft thinning/erosion. This review talks about various materials and modalities used for an exposed tube repair.


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