Long-term post trabeculectomy intraocular pressures
| dc.contributor.author | Akafo, S.K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goulstine, D.B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rosenthal, A.R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-20T12:06:13Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-19T13:22:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-20T12:06:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-19T13:22:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Eighty-one eyes which had had trabeculectomy with a mean follow-up period of 9.2 years (range 7 to 10 years) were studied retrospectively for their subsequent pattern of intraocular pressure. Of 43 chronic open-angle glaucoma eyes, 29 (67%) had their pressures maintained below 21 mmHg by trabeculectomy alone over a 7–10-year period. On the other hand, 25 of 38 (65%) eyes with other types of glaucoma required an average of 1.5 different antiglaucoma medications post-op for the control of their intraocular pressures. Fifteen of 69 (22%) phakic eyes required cataract extraction at a mean of 5.1 years post-op. Two of 43 (5%) chronic open-angle glaucoma eyes suffered blinding complications attributable to the procedure. Seventeen percent: of eyes gained visual field at a mean of 7% of the pre-op field per year following trabeculectomy. Fifty percent lost field at a mean rate of 2.3% per year. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Akafo, S. K., Goulstine, D. B., & Rosenthal, A. R. (1992). Long-term post trabeculectomy intraocular pressures. Acta Ophthalmologica, 70(3), 312-316. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/3732 | |
| dc.publisher | Acta Ophthalmologica | en_US |
| dc.subject | open-angle glaucoma;trabeculectomy;intraocular pressure;follow-up study;visual fields | en_US |
| dc.title | Long-term post trabeculectomy intraocular pressures | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |