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Delayed corneal epitheliopathy after antimetabolite-augmented trabeculectomy JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA Manche, E. E., Afshari, M. A., Singh, K. 1998; 7 (4): 237-239

Abstract

The authors describe the first case of delayed antimetabolite-related corneal epithelial toxicity after trabeculectomy and its successful treatment with limbal stem cell transplantation.A 73-year-old woman underwent trabeculectomy with intraoperative mitomycin C. After surgery she received six 5-mg injections of subconjunctival 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) adjacent to the bleb.The patient had a functioning trabeculectomy and clear cornea until 30 months after surgery, at which time she developed a nonhealing superior corneal epithelial defect. After 4 months of conservative medical management, an autologous limbal stem cell transplantation was performed. The epithelial defect resolved completely within 1 week of limbal stem cell transplantation.Delayed corneal epithelial toxicity may be a late complication of antimetabolite-augmented trabeculectomy.

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