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A 65-year-old patient suffering from pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and multiple previous surgeries at the right eye underwent CyPass® explantation 19 months after CyPass® Micro-Stent implantation due to chronic inflammation in the… Click to show full abstract
A 65-year-old patient suffering from pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and multiple previous surgeries at the right eye underwent CyPass® explantation 19 months after CyPass® Micro-Stent implantation due to chronic inflammation in the anterior chamber. Histologically, a foreign body granuloma around and in the CyPass® implant was found. We conclude that patients with previous multiple glaucoma surgeries should not undergo CyPass® Micro-Stent implantation.
Keywords:
cypass;
chronic granulomatous;
granulomatous inflammation;
inflammation cypass;
implantation
Journal Title: Ocular Oncology and Pathology
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Ocular Oncology and Pathology
Year Published: 2020
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