Suprachoroidal hemorrhage following removal of releasable suture after combined phacoemulsification–trabeculectomy

• Published in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1104 - 1105
• Main Authors: Sathyan, Parthasarathy, DO, DNB(Ophth), Singh, Gurdeep, DNB, FRCS(Ophth), Eong, Kah-Guan Au, MMed(Ophth), FRCS, Raman, Ganesh V., MS(Ophth), Sathyan, Padma, MS(Ophth), Prashanth, Sadasivam, DO
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aged; Alkylating Agents - administration & dosage; Biological and medical sciences; Cataract - complications; Choroid Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Choroid Hemorrhage - etiology; Combined Modality Therapy; Exfoliation Syndrome - complications; Exfoliation Syndrome - surgery; Glaucoma - complications; Glaucoma - surgery; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Mitomycin - administration & dosage; Ophthalmology; Phacoemulsification - methods; Retinal Detachment - etiology; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; Suture Techniques - adverse effects; Trabeculectomy - methods; Ultrasonography; Trabeculectomy; Treatment; Exeresis; Surgery; Choroid; Ophthalmology; Phacoemulsification; Suturation; Ablation; Hemorrhage
• ISSN: 0886-3350; 1873-4502
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.01.043

We report a case of suprachoroidal hemorrhage following removal of a releasable suture after combined phacoemulsification–trabeculectomy.