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Revista Cubana de Oftalmología
versão On-line ISSN 1561-3070
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FUMERO GONZALEZ, Francisco Y et al. Needle revision after Ahmed valve implantation in the management of Fuch´s heterochromic cyclitis. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2015, vol.28, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.
Fuch´s heterochromic cyclitis is chronic uveitis that may be asymptomatic for years or may express heretochromia just before the onset of any other sign. Glaucoma is considered one of the most difficult complications to be treated and requires multiple surgeries. Drainage devices are increasingly used as a surgical treatment option in these cases. Here is the case of a 36 years-old woman with a history of unilateral chronic uveitis in her left eye associated to cataract and decompensate glaucoma despite the medical therapy. She presented with 50 VAR visual acuity and 32 mmHg intraocular pressure. She underwent combined surgery based on phacoemulsification and S2 model Ahmed valve implantation with mitomycin C (0,2 mg/mL) for 5 minutes. The diagnosis was encapsulated filtering bleb at the 8th week of operation. Subconjuctival needle revision with one mg of subtenial bevacizumab (avastin) in the bleb area was performed. Injection was administered every other day till completion of three doses according to the institutional protocol. Eighteen months after the surgery, the intraocular pressure was 17nnHg and the best corrected visual acuity reached 95 VAR best corrected visual acuity.
Palavras-chave : Fuch´s heterochromic cyclitis; phacoemulsification; Ahmed valve; needle revision; avastin.