Subconjunctival Bevacizumab Effect on Bleb Vascularity
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2011-10-01
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Summary
Trabeculectomy is an ocular surgery intended to reduce intra-ocular pressure the surgery
creates a sub-conjunctival filtering bleb which filters aqueous humor fluid out.
A rather common adverse event of the surgery is increasing vascularity of the conjunctiva
overlying the bleb. This leads to adherence of the conjunctiva to the sclera and fibrosis and
finally failure of the bleb (and of the surgery) this study intends to demonstrate that post
operative subconjunctival bevacizumab injection will reduce incidence of bleb vascularity and
ultimately, bleb failure.