Cargando…

Baerveldt implant for secondary glaucoma due to iris melanoma

BACKGROUND: Proton beam therapy (PBT) is effective in the treatment of iris melanoma. Reported complications after PBT are radiation-induced cataract and raised intraocular pressure (IOP). Filtering glaucoma surgery has generally been avoided because of fears of seeding. CASE REPORT: A 37-year-old m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tan, Annelie N, Hoevenaars, Juliette GMM, Webers, Carroll AB, Damato, Bertil, Beckers, Henny JM
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20463911