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¹MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
²Dunya Goz Hospital Group, Istanbul, Turkey
³MD, Professor, FEBO, Department of Ophthalmology, Near East University Faculty of Medicine, Lefkosa, Cyprus DOI : 10.37844/glauc.cat.2020.15.26 Ocular hypotony is a complication that is potentially vision-threatening and seen following different types of glaucoma surgeries compromising either the globe integrity or aqueous humor dynamics. The treatment almost always aims to correct pathology underlying ocular hypotony. Visual function can usually be restored after restoration of anatomic integrity. Here, we review the pathophysiology and treatment options in ocular hypotony caused by different types of glaucoma surgeries and procedures. Keywords : Ocular hypotony, Glaucoma surgery, Trabeculectomy, Seton surgery, Hypotonous maculopathy