Purpose: To describe the population at risk of having a severe bleb leak needing a surgical repair in the operating room and to study risk factors associated with severe bleb leak. Patients and ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, marked by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. What makes it more dangerous is the ability of cancer cells to move quickly through the ...

Surgical bleb revision for hypotony maculopathy significantly increased IOP and improved visual acuity for up to 1 year, according to study findings. Perspective from Douglas J. Rhee, MD The ...

Cell membrane protrusions called blebs that typically signify the end of life for healthy cells do the opposite for melanoma cells, activating processes in these cells that help them to survive and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Needling a previously viable bleb conserves the conjunctiva and allows faster recovery and fewer complications ...

Retrospective case note review. All cases of MMC trabeculectomy with at least 1-year follow-up were included. Cases where a bleb leak occurred within the first month were identified. All cases without ...

While the Xen 45 gel stent implant showed beneficial long-term outcomes for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma, a substantial proportion of patients needed follow-up operations or bleb needling, ...

A total of 17 individual patients (cases) with a bleb leak were identified and then were paired with 51 controls. In the population evaluated, 11 patients suffered an early leak and 6 cases suffered a ...