METHOD FOR SINUSTRABECULECTOMY IN TREATING GLAUCOMA Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC A61F9/07 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to ophthalmology, and can be used for sinustrabeculectomy in treating glaucoma. Conjunctiva and Tenon's membrane are incised and separated from the sclera, the scleral flap is cut out with its base to the limb, a basal coloboma is performed at 12 o’clock, a paralimbal incision of the conjunctiva and Tenon's membrane with length of 3–4 mm is formed, a superficial scleral flap of size 3×3 mm base to limb by one third of sclera thickness, then a triangular deep scleral flap is cut out with exposure of the flat part of the ciliary body to the circular ligament, then, at 1 mm from the circular ligament, an incision with length of 0.1–0.2 mm is made with a blade parallel to the iris, iris is removed from the incision with the iris tweezers, with Vannas scissors a basal iris coloboma is formed at 12 o’clock in size 1×2 mm. Further, a deep scleral flap is excised, the superficial scleral flap is fixed on the sides with two interrupted sutures, a continuous suture is applied on the conjunctiva.

EFFECT: invention enables to obtain stable compensation of ophthalmotonus and minimize complications in the early postoperative period.

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