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Abstract #26858 Published in IGR 12-3

Combined therapy for the neovascular glaucoma

Yu D-Z; Zhang Z-B; Liu Z; Gao N; Zhao M
International Journal of Ophthalmology 2010; 10: 1150-1151


AIM: To explore the efficacy of neovascular glaucoma treated by pan retinal photocoagulation or pan retinal cryotherapy combined with trabeculectomy. METHODS: Sixty-four patients 64 eyes with neovascular glaucoma were first treated by retinal photocoagulation or pan retinal cryotherapy and then trabeculectomy. Postoperative visual acuity, intraocular pressure, iris neovascularization, filtering bleb, and complications of the surgery were studied. RESULTS: Follow-up visits during the period of 6 to 12 months after the treatment showed that visual acuity did not manifest improvement but mean intraocular pressure dropped from 47.89 (plus or minus) 6.74mmHg to 18.41 (plus or minus) 2.16mmHg. The intraocular pressure of 53 eyes was controlled normal, and the success rate was 73%. CONCLUSION: Trabeculectomy combined with pan retinal photocoagulation or pan retinal cryotherapy has better long-term therapeutic efficacy in treating neovascular glaucoma.LA: Chinese

D.-Z. Yu. Department of Ophthalmology, Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng City, Linqing 252600, Shandong Province, China. jiujiu7979@sina.com


Classification:

9.4.5.1 Neovascular glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous)
12.20 Other (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)



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