[Modified trabeculectomy with scleral wick (author's transl)].

Scar formation at the edge of the scleral flap may cause insufficient pressure regulation in trabeculectomies. A scleral wick (modified after Kottow) could improve the success rate of fistulizing operations. In 24 eyes with glaucoma a modified trabeculectomy with scleral wick was performed. No re-closure of the scleral flap could be observed over a period up to 15 months (mean = 5.9).