advertisement
Abstract #3668 Published in IGR 4-2
Use of mitomycin C in primary trabeculectomy
Beiran I; Mezer E; Tamir A; Scharf J; Miller BAnnals of ophthalmology (Skokie, Ill.) 2002; 34: 104-107
A retrospective study investigated safety and efficacy of mitomycin C in 40 eyes undergoing primary non-high-risk trabeculectomy versus postoperative subconjunctival 5-fluorouracil injections in prior trabeculectomy in 13 contralateral eyes of the same patients. Mitomycin C was associated with a higher success rate (intraocular pressure control <21 mmHg) and lower complication rate compared with 5-fluorouracil over a six-month follow-up. The difference, however, was not statistically significant.
Dr. B. Miller, Department of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, POB 9602, 31096 Haifa, Israel
Classification:
12.8.10 Woundhealing antifibrosis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
