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Abstract #26866 Published in IGR 12-3

Clinical observation of the application of mitomycin C in glaucoma filtration surgery

Fu W-Q; Wang X
International Journal of Ophthalmology 2010; 10: 1148-1149


AIM: To explore the effect of mitomycin C (MMC) in glaucoma filtration surgery. METHODS: The effect of MMC in the glaucoma filtration surgeries in 35 eyes of 32 patients was observed. RESULTS: In the average two years' follow-up, visual acuity was improved in 21 eyes, remained unchanged in 14 eyes, type I filtration bleb occurred in 18 eyes, type II in 15 eyes and type III in 1 eye. One eye had normal intraocular pressure without filtration bleb. CONCLUSION: The application of MMC in glaucoma filtration surgery is an effective method for glaucoma.LA: Chinese

W.-Q. Fu. Department of Ophthalmology, Red Star Hospital, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Hami Thirteen Agricultural Division, Hami 839000, China. fuwenqing@sina.cn


Classification:

12.8.10 Woundhealing antifibrosis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)



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