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What does ectropion uvea mean? And what is the relationship between it and glaucoma? I can't find much on the net about it and what I do find seems to link glaucoma and ectropion uvea together.
I keep meaning to ask my doctors but somehow in the course of our conversations other issues regarding the retina take precedence and I never get around to asking since time is rather limited.
My son has ectropion uvea and open angled glaucoma because his mesh work was covered by the iris when it "drooped or flipped". He had a Trabeculectomy in 11/2006 and seem to be doing well however his rx has changed and is changing again...i think. We are following up with his Dr. Is it normalNormal saline flush to have such a change after surgery...he's only on streiod drops and his pressurePressure ulcer is 8-9 in the eye he had surgery in and 15-17 in his "normalNormal saline flush" eye.
I was born with ectropion uvea and I have had 3 surgeries for it, my bleb that I have continues to keep growing, will it ever quit growing? because of the bleb growing it is scratching the front of my eye, and they say that i more then likely will loose my eye. what other procedures are out there to make it any better?
JCH III MD
PS you can use Google Images and seach the term and you'll see pictures of it.
JCH III MD
JCH MD