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We describe a technique for preserving a filtering bleb in glaucoma patients undergoing pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy. It involves making a conjunctival incision away from the filtering site and injecting the anterior chamber and bleb with (hyaluronic acid) HealonR before vitreous surgery is begun.
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Peyman, G.A., Carney, M.D. & Higginbotham, E.J. Lensectomy and vitrectomy in the presence of filtering blebs. Int Ophthalmol 10, 143–147 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139339
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