Early Postoperative Bleb Maintenance

After establishing subconjunctival filtration as from trabeculectomy, the foremost studied such procedure, the challenge of maintaining successful filtration begins. Managing blebs in the first 60 days postoperatively frequently involves close follow-up, identification of a leaking or failing bleb and a systematic approach to deal with these challenges. This chapter focuses on early leaks and bleb encapsulation, while other filtration bleb-related complications in the posterior segment, including suprachoroidal hemorrhages and choroidals.