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tenon capsule is like a hornets’ nest: disturb it and it strikes back. Most postsurgical complications after filtration procedures arise from the tenon capsule. The Fugo blade makes it possible…

he proliferative fibrotic response of the tenon capsule leads to filtration failure. Keloid formation or “sclerification” of the subconjunctival connective tissue/tenon capsule can happen slowly over weeks or months, or…

ungal, bacterial, or mixed corneal infections are common in poor countries. Corneal infections result from neglect of the infectious processes from the start and ineffectiveness of treatment once started. Partial…

ales disease is an idiopathic obliterative vasculopathy that usually involves the peripheral retina in young adults. In 1880, Henry Eales first described it in healthy young men with abnormal retinal…

he pterygium may be operated on in many ways, but in each case, it must be removed from its bed and excised. Recurrent pterygia are more difficult to treat because…

ransciliary filtration for intractable glaucoma” was first presented by Daljit Singh at the 1979 meeting of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom. In 2000, he successfully used the Fugo…

he phrase “8-mm capsulotomy” is only a general description. The description means that we create a capsulotomy much larger than a standard 5.5-mm capsulotomy (Fig. 20.1). The precise size of…

efractory corneal ulcers can sometimes take months to heal. In such cases, corneal transplantation shorten the course of the disease. However, keratoplasty is not possible in some situations, because of…

ermoids are solid congenital tumors consisting of mesoblastic tissue covered by ectoderm and invaded by ectodermal derivatives. Dermoids may be small and superficial or large and likely deeper within the…

n traditional cyclodialysis, an incision is made in the sclera some distance from the limbus to reach the suprachoroidal space. Through this scleral slit, an instrument introduced into the suprachoroidal…