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. 2016 Jan;25(1):128-31.
doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000312.

Scleral Flap-Everting Suture for Glaucoma-filtering Surgery

Michele Figus  1 , Chiara Posarelli, Francesco Nasini, Giamberto Casini, Paolo Martinelli, Marco Nardi
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Scleral Flap-Everting Suture for Glaucoma-filtering Surgery

Michele Figus et al. J Glaucoma. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: Most filtering surgery failures develop in the early postoperative period. The possibility to apply an everting suture to lift the flap in the postoperative period and reduce the possibility of an early failure is reported.

Methods: Surgical technique description.

Results: An everting suture may be applied to the scleral flap in all types of ab externo anterior filtering surgeries. It could allow the surgeon to lift the scleral flap after the removal of the releasable sutures.

Conclusions: The use of an everting suture would eliminate the need to use procedures for lifting the flap that involve puncturing the conjunctiva and may cause hemorrhages and leakage and promote scarring.

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  • Scleral-flap Everting Suture.
    Figus M, Posarelli C, Nasini F, Casini G, Martinelli P, Nardi M. Figus M, et al. J Glaucoma. 2017 Mar;26(3):e132. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000481. J Glaucoma. 2017. PMID: 27367126 No abstract available.
  • The Flap Lift Suture.
    Mardelli PG, Mardelli ME. Mardelli PG, et al. J Glaucoma. 2017 Mar;26(3):e131-e132. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000480. J Glaucoma. 2017. PMID: 27367127 No abstract available.