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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Leftover mitomycin-c sponge causing blebitis
Mayuri Khamar, Deepak Bhojwani, Priyanka Patel, Abhay Vasavada
Department of Ophthalmology, Raghudeep Eye Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mayuri Khamar Glaucoma Clinic, Raghudeep Eye Hospital, Gurukul Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad - 380 052, Gujarat India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1946_18
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Trabeculectomy is the commonest surgical intervention performed worldwide for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. However, the use of antimetabolites during trabeculectomy has been associated with various bleb related complications. We report this interesting case to highlight unique clinical presentation and management of a leftover mitomycin-C sponge causing blebitis.
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