METHOD FOR TREATING REFRACTORY GLAUCOMA Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, ophthalmology.

SUBSTANCE: one should form and separate a surface scleral fragment; form, separate and dissect a deep scleral fragment; introduce drainages out of human amniotic membrane into subconjunctival and subscleral spaces to put one of them under a surface scleral fragment by removing implant's part into anterior chamber. The second drainage should be put subconjunctivally being above scleral fragment. Implants' edges should be withdrawn beyond the limits of all edges of surface scleral fragment onto adjacent sclera. Moreover, implants should be placed in subscleral and subconjunctival spaces loosely by not trying to separate them and, thus, forming wave-like protrusions at implants' surfaces. The method enables to stabilize regeneration processes in area of drainage implantation, provide tissue separation by keeping intraocular liquid filtration and create permeable tamponade of anterior chamber.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of therapy.

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