Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation for the Treatment of Glaucoma in Boston Keratoprosthesis Type II Patient

Linda Yi-Chieh Poon; James Chodosh; Demetrios G Vavvas; Claes H Dohlman; Teresa C Chen

doi:10.1097/IJG.0000000000000626

Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation for the Treatment of Glaucoma in Boston Keratoprosthesis Type II Patient

J Glaucoma. 2017 Apr;26(4):e146-e149. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000626.

Authors

Linda Yi-Chieh Poon¹, James Chodosh, Demetrios G Vavvas, Claes H Dohlman, Teresa C Chen

Affiliation

¹ *Glaucoma Service ‡Cornea Service §Retina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA †Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Abstract

We describe the surgical technique of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation in a Boston keratoprosthesis type II patient. This patient with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid had pars plana endoscopic cyclophotocoagula through wounds created in the eyelids.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Artificial Organs*
Ciliary Body / surgery*
Cornea*
Corneal Diseases / surgery
Endoscopy / methods
Female
Glaucoma / surgery*
Humans
Intraocular Pressure / physiology
Laser Coagulation / methods*
Middle Aged
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / surgery
Prostheses and Implants

Grants and funding

R01 EY025362/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States