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Optical coherence tomographic findings of the anterior segment after nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy
Miho Nozaki1, Hideya Kimura, Mayu Kojima
1Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya City University Medical School, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan. mnozaki@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Purpose:
To evaluate the efficacy of optical coherence tomography for the analysis of anterior segment after glaucoma surgery.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
In a 79-year-old man with primary open-angle glaucoma, optical coherence tomography was performed on the left eye after nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy.
Results:
Optical coherence tomography showed thinning of the conjunctiva over the filtering bleb, presence of a space under the scleral flap that is considered as a lake, and presence of fibrous tissue in the bleb.
Conclusion:
This case indicates that optical coherence tomography, a noninvasive, noncontact optical imaging modality, may be useful for analysis of the anterior segment after glaucoma surgery.