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Br J Ophthalmol 81:555-558 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.7.555
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    • Clinical science

Trabeculectomy with intraoperative sponge 5-fluorouracil in Afro-Caribbeans

Table 4

Previously success rates of trabeculectomy surgery in Afro-Caribbean patients

Authors N Antimetabolite Follow up Success criteria % Success Comment
Freedman3 51 No 19 months IOP <20 without med 57
David4 19 No 6–30  months IOP <20 with or without med 73.6 16 (63%) patients with add treatment
Thommy26 139 No 6 months IOP <20 without med 95
Wilson27 32 No 28 months IOP <20 without med 53
Mermoud28 30 No 9 months IOP <20 without med 37 other risk factors included
30 Mitomycin (0.2  mg/ml) 9 months IOP <20 without med 83
Egbert19 31 No 282 days IOP <20 without med 32 previous surgery included
24 5-FU (50 mg/ml) 282 days IOP <20 without med 71 intraoperative 5-FU
Current study 16 No 18 months IOP <22 without med 55
18 5-FU (25 mg/ml) 18 months IOP <22 without med 56

  • N= number of eyes.

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