Abstract:
The results of present study of surgical treatment of terminal glaucoma by prevention
of excessive scarring using the method of auto drainage of filtration zone are presented. Remote
results of clinical studies have shown that the patients of the main group, the operation resulted in
a significant decrease of intraocular pressure (IOP), after the subsequent observation period IOP
gradually increased within normal variation (20–23 mm Hg), and it stabilized by 6 months after
treatment and averaged 21.1 ± 1.3 mm Hg.
The decrease of the height of filtration cushion (FC) was not observed in 6 months period in the
patients of the main group. The proposed operation of deep sclerectomy with auto drainage of the
filtration zone, which contributed to a significant improvement in tonometric parameters that made
it possible to increase the effectiveness of terminal glaucoma treatment.
