Risk Factors for Glaucoma Filtering Bleb Infections
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Glaucoma-filtering bleb infections.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To present a review of the current literature regarding the management of glaucoma-filtering bleb infections. RECENT FINDINGS With the increased use of intraoperative antifibrotic (eg, mitomycin and fluorouracil) as an adjunct to standard trabeculectomy, an increased incidence is seen of late-onset filtering bleb-related infections. These infections range from infections loc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.3.338