Elsevier

Ophthalmology

Volume 103, Issue 8, August 1996, Pages 1309-1312
Ophthalmology

Fascia Laxa Patch Graft in Glaucoma Tube Surgery

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Purpose: To determine if using human cadaveric fascia lata grafts to cover glaucoma implant tubes is safe and effective.

Methods: All patients who underwent glaucoma implant surgery at the Doheny Eye Institute between July 1993 and September 1993 received a fascia lata patch graft to cover the subconjunctival portion of the tube. These patients were followed prospectively for clinical signs of conjunctival breakdown, graft melt, tube erosion, graft-related inflammation, infection, and graft-related complications.

Results: Twenty-two eyes of 21 patients were followed for a mean of 19 months. All eyes tolerated the fascia lata grafts well without clinical evidence of graft-related conjunctival, scleral, or intraocular inflammation. No tube erosion or melting of the graft was observed in the study group.

Conclusion: Preserved donor fascia lata was well tolerated as a grafting material in glaucoma implant surgery. No clinical signs of graft rejection, foreign body reaction, tube erosion, or graft melt were observed in the study group during the follow-up period.

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Presented at the ARVO Annual Meeting, Sarasota, May 1994.

Supported by in part by Public Health Service research grant EY03040, Bethesda, Maryland, by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York, and by the L. K. Whittier Foundation, South Pasadena, California.

The authors have no proprietary interest in the methods or products mentioned in this article.

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