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Abstract #5478 Published in IGR 1-2
Early postoperative intraocular pressure and long-term outcome after trabeculectomy
Saito H; Sugita M; Hibi A; Imaizumi Y; Masuhara N; Ohno SJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 1999; 53: 915-919
We reviewed 53 eyes which underwent trabeculectomy with topical mitomycin C. The series comprised primary open-angle glaucoma 42 eyes and primary angle-closure glaucoma 11 eyes. The postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was defined as high or low when the IOP was 8 mmHg or more or under 8 mmHg, respectively. There was no difference in the surgical survival rate after Kaplan-Meier method between the high and low group during 7 days after surgery. The surgical survival rate was significantly higher in the low than the high group during the 8 to 10 days after surgery. There was no difference in the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups in both periods. It appeared that sufficient lowering of IOP during the first 9 postoperative days will lead to long-term IOP control.
H. Saito, Department of Ophthalmology, Chigasaki Municipal Hospital, 5-15-1 Honson, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 253-0042; Japan
Classification:
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
