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Abstract #15561 Published in IGR 1-3
Is a tight patch necessary after trabeculectomy?
Trope GE; Buys YM; Flanagan J; Wang LBritish Journal of Ophthalmology 1999; 83: 1006-1007
AIMS: To determine if post-trabeculectomy patching reduces the prevalence of shallow/flat anterior chambers and pain. METHODS: Four hundred and thirty-five eyes were prospectively randomized to either a double patch with tape or a no patch with tape group. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in flat or shallow anterior chamber rates or pain symptoms between the patch and no patch groups. CONCLUSION: There is no benefit to patching the post-trabeculectomy eye.
Dr. G.E. Trope, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, East Wing, 6th Floor, No 508399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8; Canada
Classification:
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
