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Abstract #9060 Published in IGR 5-2
A short term report of deep sclerectomy combined with Healon GV injection in patients with primary open angle glaucoma
Liu W; Wen Y; Sun SChinese Ophthalmic Research 2003; 21: 189-190
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term results of deep sclerectomy with Healon GV injection (DSH) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: Nineteen eyes of 15 patients with POAG underwent DSH. Intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity (VA), filtering bleb, and anterior chamber condition were observed before and after surgery. RESULTS: The mean IOP decreased from a preoperative value of 27.6 ± 8.1 mmHg to a postoperative value of 15.2 ± 4.7 mmHg (p < 0.001). The success rate, which was defined as an IOP lower than 21.0 mmHg without and with medication, was 57.9 and 36.8% respectively. Postoperative complications included one case of hyphema and one case of flat chamber. CONCLUSIONS: Deep sclerectomy combined with Healon CV injection shows better control of IOP and fewer postoperative complications during short-term follow-up. LA: Chinese
Dr. W. Liu, Department of Ophthalmology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei 230001, China. liuwenbin1968@163.net
Classification:
12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
