EFFICACY OF AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD INJECTION FOR TREATING OVERFILTERING OR LEAKING BLEBS AFTER GLAUCOMA SURGERY

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of autologous blood injections for t reating overfiltering or leaking blebs after glaucoma surgery. METHOD: Retrospective review of ten eyes of ten patients who received intrabl eb autologous blood injections for hypotonous maculopathy. RESULTS: Af ter intrableb blood injection, average intraocular pressure increased from 4.3 mm Hg to 6.4 mm Hg, and average visual acuity improved from 2 0/88 to 20/77. These results, however, were not statistically signific ant. CONCLUSION: Our results with autologous blood injection are less favorable than those of previous reports, although further study with a larger case series is needed.