DRAINING AUTO VALVE LIMBOSCLERECTOMY IN POSTTRAUMATIC GLAUCOMA TREATMENT

The aim of the current article is to report the case of a patient with posttraumatic glaucoma who underwent a successful a draining auto valve limbosclerectomy (DALS) 6 months ago. A 65-year-old patient admitted on April 2017 with history of blunt left eye trauma. The diagnosis of severe eye contusion, Ectopia lentis and ocular hypertension was made. A subtotal vitrectomy, lensectomy and iris fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lense were performed the next day. A laser trabeculoplasty was performed 10 days after surgery for lowering IOP. During a follow-up examination, the patient was found high IOP in the left eye despite maximum IOP-lowering topical treatment. A draining auto valve limbosclerectomy (DALS) was performed in the left eye. The reduction in IOP has subsequently been maintained over six months of follow-up. This patient’s experience is a single case, yet it contributes to the evidence that a draining auto valve limbosclerectomy (DALS) may be high efficient in posttraumatic glaucoma treatment.

posttraumatic glaucoma, DALS, eye contusion, antiglaucomatous operation