| Surgical treatment of glaucomas by trabeculectomy--indications and early results. | |
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PMID: 20232654 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To evaluate the indications for surgical treatment of glaucomas, the stage of the disease in which it was performed, and the intraoperative and early postoperative complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied retrospectively 106 eyes of 106 consecutive patients who received trabeculectomy for refractory glaucoma between 2001 and 2007. RESULTS: Sixty-three (59.4%) of the patients had had the disease for at least two years before it was detected. The majority of the patients were in advanced stage of the disease with their intraocular pressures exceeding 25 mm Hg. The most common intraoperative complications were hyphaema--9 patients (8.5%), flat anterior chamber--7 patients (6.6%), vitreous loss--1 (0.9%), phacodonesis--1 (0.9%). The early postoperative complications included hyphaema--8 patients (7.5%), flat anterior chamber--24 (22.6%), choroidal effusion--16 (15.1%), leakage--2 (1.9%), striate keratitis--3 (2.8 %), posterior synechia--2 (1.9%), hypotony--15 (14.2%), high IOP--4 (3.8%). These results are consistent with those reported elsewhere for similar groups of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The postoperative complication rate can be lowered significantly if the indications for surgery, the type and stage of glaucoma are accurately assessed and the technique of trabeculectomy is well mastered. Trabeculectomy is a reliable alternative to unsuccessful medical or laser treatment. |
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Authors:
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Marin A Atanassov |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Folia medica Volume: 51 ISSN: 0204-8043 ISO Abbreviation: Folia Med (Plovdiv) Publication Date: 2009 Oct-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-17 Completed Date: 2010-04-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984761R Medline TA: Folia Med (Plovdiv) Country: Bulgaria |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 25-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Follow-Up Studies Glaucoma / diagnosis, physiopathology, surgery* Humans Intraocular Pressure Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Time Factors Trabeculectomy / methods* Treatment Outcome |
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