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Late Complications of Filtering Surgery

Chicago-Hypotony develops when ocular outflow exceeds inflow and canresult from a number of conditions. These include: excessive filtrationafter trabeculectomy or Seton surgery, bleb leaks and inadvertent filteringblebs after cataract, cyclodialysis clefts, retinal detachment, intraocularinflammation, pharmacologic suppression with anti-glaucoma medication, cycliticmembranes, ocular ischemia, excessive cyclodestruction, and ocular trauma.Symptoms include blurred vision and dull eye pain.

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