Recurrent anterior uveitis after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

• DOI: 10.3129/i09-170
• Publication Date: 2009-12-22T17:03:20Z
• Authors: Mohammad Hamid; Sami Pierre Moubayed; Renaud Duval; Eric Fortin; Mark Lesk; Gisèle Li
• Keywords: Mitomycin C

To report 4 cases of recurrent anterior uveitis occurring 1-11 months after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.Observational case series.Four patients in whom recurrent uveitis developed after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, followed at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal, Quebec.Retrospective review of the medical records.One to 11 months after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, noninfectious, recurrent anterior uveitis developed in 4 patients with no prior history of uveitis. Topical and intravitreal corticosteroids were effective in reducing acute inflammation, yet 2 patients went on to have chronic anterior uveitis.Recurrent anterior uveitis presenting later than 3 weeks postoperatively may be associated with trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. It should be included in the differential diagnosis of a nonresolving blebitis.