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External limbal sclerostomy with contact Nd:YAG laser versus surgical knife

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An ab externo limbal sclerostomy was made into the anterior chamber using either a contact neodymium: yittrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser probe or a surgical superblade. 5-fluorouracil was injected subconjunctivally as an antiproliferative agent to prevent or decrease cell proliferation and scar formation. The contact Nd:YAG laser use was accompanied by minimal complications. The intraocular pressure was lowered for a longer period in the contact Nd:YAG group compared with the other (knife) group. External sclerostomy with an Nd:YAG laser may offer an alternative in the surgical management of recurrent or intractable glaucoma.

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  1. The LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street Suite B, 70112, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    M. E. Tawakol,  G. A. Peyman, M. Oncel & B. Khoobehi

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  1. M. E. Tawakol
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Supported in part by Public Health Service grant EY02377, from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

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Tawakol, M.E., Peyman, G.A., Oncel, M. et al. External limbal sclerostomy with contact Nd:YAG laser versus surgical knife. Int Ophthalmol 13, 205–208 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02028211

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