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Filtering Bleb, Histology

Filtering Bleb, Histology
This specimen of a leaking filtering bleb shows the bleb tissue can become very edematous and vacuolized. The epithelial layer with its basal membrane can easily break and a leak occurs.
Allingham, M.D. Rand, M.D., USA, Durham, NC
H59.9
Glaucomas, Ocular Hypertension -> Postoperative Cases and Surgical Procedures -> Filtering Procedures and Blebs, see also "Irisprolaps"
glaucomas
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