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Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery

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Possibly, but it depends on the type of bleb (drainage bubble under the upper eyelid) is obtained as a result of your surgery.  With "non-penetrating" surgery, one should not have a very large, elevated or thin bleb like in a standard trabeculectomy.  If that is the case, then contact lenses would be safe to wear.  If there is a thin or elevated bleb, contact lenses are risky, increasing the chances of a bleb infection.  This all depends on how you heal and whether the surgery is truly non-penetrating.  In non-penetrating surgery, a flap is made in the wall of the eye, but the anterior chamber is not entered by making a hole at the edge of the cornea under the flap.  Rather, a communication is attempted between Schlem’s canal, the natural drain from inside of the eye, and the flap.  This is a very tricky dissection, and some surgeons end up entering the anterior chamber of the eye inadvertently.  Many surgeons have given up on "non-penetrating" surgery because they feel that it does not last as long or work as well as a standard trab.  In addition, the dissection of the flap is very precise and tedious work.  Hope that helps. Rick Cohn, MD Glaucoma Specialist Winter Park, FL

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news:41c8aacc$1@news.012.net.il… > Is it still possible to wear contact lesnes (either soft or hard) after a > successful non-penetrating glaucoma surgery?

What is non-penetrating glaucoma surgery? Don

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Is it still possible to wear contact lesnes (either soft or hard) after a successful non-penetrating glaucoma surgery?

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