Endoscopic closure of a cyclodialysis cleft

Lawrence Gnanaraj; Wai-Ching Lam; David R Rootman; Alex V Levin

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2005.06.003

Endoscopic closure of a cyclodialysis cleft

J AAPOS. 2005 Dec;9(6):592-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2005.06.003.

Authors

Lawrence Gnanaraj¹, Wai-Ching Lam, David R Rootman, Alex V Levin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 16414530
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2005.06.003

Abstract

Numerous surgical procedures have been proposed to close cyclodialysis clefts. We describe a novel technique, direct cyclopexy under microendoscopic view, in a patient with persistent hypotony despite previous attempts at both surgical repair and cryotherapy for her cyclodialysis cleft.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Ciliary Body / diagnostic imaging
Ciliary Body / surgery*
Endoscopy / methods*
Female
Gonioscopy
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Microscopy, Acoustic
Ocular Hypotension / etiology
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures*
Rupture, Spontaneous
Uveal Diseases / complications
Uveal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Uveal Diseases / surgery*