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  • Fornix-based conjunctival flap

    Modified with permission from Weinreb RN, Mills RP, eds. Glaucoma Surgery: Principles and Techniques. 2nd ed. Ophthalmology Monograph 4. San Francisco: American Academy of Ophthalmology; 1998:43.
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    Fornix-based conjunctival flap. A, Drawing shows initial incision through conjunctiva and the insertion of the Tenon capsule. The arc length of the initial incision is approximately 6–7 mm. The tissue adjacent to the incision is undermined with blunt scissors before the scleral flap is prepared. B, The incision is closed either at both ends with interrupted sutures or purse-string sutures or with a running mattress suture.