Cauterized suture for complete tube occlusion of Ahmed glaucoma valve in hypotony maculopathy.

Purpose: To present our experience treating hypotony maculopathy with a simple, minimally invasive, and removable tube Ahmed glaucoma valve occlusion.

Methods: Under topical anesthesia a 5-0 polypropylene suture (Prolene; Ethicon) was inserted into the Ahmed glaucoma valve tube. The length of the tube was measured, and an external suture cauterization was performed to allow an easier and safer fixation in the tube.

Combined Keratectomy and Localized Limbal Cauterization for Treating Lisch Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy.

Purpose: To present a new technique for treating Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy (LECD) in cases of recurrence of the disease.

Methods: We present a single case report of a 41-year-old man who presented to the cornea clinic with progressive loss of vision in the right eye. Slit-lamp examination showed a large white-gray whorl-like epithelial opacity connected to the limbus, which spread over the visual axis, affecting visual acuity.