Resumen

FUMERO GONZALEZ, Francisco et al. Needle revision and use of Mitomycin-C to manage encapsulated filtering blebs. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2012, vol.25, suppl.1, pp.467-474. ISSN 0864-2176.

Trabeculectomy is the surgical treatment of choice for many patients with glaucoma. The most common cause of failure during the first trimester after trabeculectomy is encapsulated bleb. Generally, that results from scarring in the subconjunctival space with a resultant intrableb fibrosis and the development of a failed bleb, for example in traumatic glaucoma. Needling bleb revision with mitomycin-C appears to be an effective and relatively safe way to revive the function of the filtration surgery. This was the case report of a patient whose aqueous humor flow was reestablished with this treatment.

Palabras clave : needling bleb revision; failed filtering bleb; glaucoma surgery; mitomycin-C.