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Abstract #13592 Published in IGR 8-2
Long-term clinical effectiveness of reformed non-perforating trabeculectomy
Kang Q-Y; Luo Z-R; Liu YInternational Journal of Ophthalmology 2006; 6: 13-15
AIM: To investigate the clinical effectiveness of reformed nonperforating trabeculectomy (NPT) in the patients with primary glaucoma. METHODS: 30 eyes of 21 patients with primary glaucoma patients underwent reformed NPT, in which 1.0 mm 3.0 mm out layer of trabecular meshwork with Schlemm's canal was excised, but the innermost tissue was reserved. The clinical effectiveness was observed with short-term follow-up (1 wk;1,6 mo) and the long-term follow-up (1a and over, 10a the longest). RESULTS: The intraocular pressure (IOP) was controlled in 28 eyes (93%) without anti-glaucoma medicine during short-term follow-up, and in 27 eyes (90%) for long-term ones. There were no serious post-operative complications in all cases. CONCLUSION: The elevated IOP in patients with primary glaucoma can be effectively reduced by reformed NPT during short-term and long-term follow-up. The post-operative complications are much less because of no intra-operative penetration of the anterior chamber. The reformed NPT is an ideal surgical procedure for primary glaucoma.
Dr. Y. Liu, Center of Neuroscience Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710061 Shaanxi Province, China
Classification:
12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)