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Abstract #9026 Published in IGR 5-2
Follow-up of macrotrabeculectomy in glaucoma
Lazaro-Garcia C; Castillo-Gomez A; Garcia-Feijoo J; Macias-Benitez JM; Garcia-Sanchez JArchivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia 2002; 77: 195-200
PURPOSE: In this study, the authors report the preliminary results of macrotrabeculectomy at their hospital. METHOD: Fifty-nine eyes of 41 patients with open-angle glaucoma underwent macrotrabeculectomy from September 1994 to September 1995, and were retrospectively analyzed. Intraocular pressure (IOP) control was defined as a decrease in postoperative IOP to lower than 21 mmHg or a decrease of at least 20% of initial IOP if this was lower than 21 mmHg. Disc/cup ratio control was assumed when the progression was under 0.2. Disease control was defined when IOP, disc/cup ratio and visual field were controlled. RESULTS: IOP control was obtained in 93.22% of patients at two years and in 91.19% at three and four years. Disease control was achieved in 88.14% at two years and 84.3% at three and four years (Kaplan-Meier survival analysis). CONCLUSION: Macrotrabeculectomy is a safe and effective technique to control IOP and glaucomatous disease. LA: Spanish
Dr. C. Lazaro-Garcia, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. lazaroft@teleline.es
Classification:
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
