Conjunctival characteristics in primary open angle glaucoma and modifications induced by trabeculectomy with mitomycin C: an in vivo confocal microscopy study

Marco Ciancaglini (1) , Paolo Carpineto (1) , Luca Agnifili (1) , Mario Nubile (1) , Vincenzo Fasanella (1) , Peter A. Mattei (2) , Leonardo Mastropasqua (1)

1 Department of Medicine and Aging Science, Ophthalmic Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara
2 Department of Clinic Sciences and Bioimaging, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara

To evaluate the microscopic epithelial features seen with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy (IVCM) of bulbar conjunctiva in glaucomatous patients undergoing trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in order to elucidate modifications.

Mots clés: Conjunctiva; Aqueous humour; Intraocular pressure; Imaging; Treatment Surgery

Marco Ciancaglini, Paolo Carpineto, Luca Agnifili, Mario Nubile, Vincenzo Fasanella, et al.. Conjunctival characteristics in primary open angle glaucoma and modifications induced by trabeculectomy with mitomycin C: an in vivo confocal microscopy study. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009, 93 (9), pp.1204-n/a. ⟨10.1136/bjo.2008.152496⟩. ⟨hal-00477831⟩