J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1989 Apr;30(2):277-281.
Clinical Results of Trabeculectomy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yongnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
- We analysed 234 eyes of 184 patients with various types of glaucoma which had undergone trabeculectomy during the period of Sep. 1985 through Mar. 1988. The follow-up period was at least 3 month. The intraocular pressure was controlled by trabeculectomy alone in 187 of 234 eyes(79.9%), and additional 28(12.0%) eyes were controlled by trabeculectomy and medication. Average pressure lowering after trabeculectomy was 20.6mmHg. A successful trabeculectomy was achieved in 37 of 38 eyes with primary open angle glaucoma(97.4%), in 30 of 31 eyes with acute angle closure glaluoma(96.8%), in 96 of 99 eyes with chronic angle closure glaucoma(96.9%) and 27 of 31 eyes with secondary glaucoma(87.1%).
