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Br J Ophthalmol 83:814-821 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.7.814
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Risk factors for failures of trabeculectomies performed without antimetabolites

Table 2

Characteristics and diagnoses of patients

Characteristics No of eyes n (%)
Number of eyes 534 (100)
Number of patients 534
Sex/age (years)
 Male (mean (SD)) 57.3 (20.2)
  range 2 weeks–88 years
 Female (mean (SD)) 62.2 (18.5)
  range 2 weeks–91 years
Race
 White 534 (100)
Sex
 Female 258 (48)
 Male 276 (52)
Type of glaucoma
 primary open angle 209 (39.1)
 pseudoexfoliation 117 (21.9)
 chronic angle closure 47 (8.8)
 pigmentary dispersion  syndrome 34 (6.4)
 buphthalmus 25 (4.7)
 dysgenetic glaucoma 21 (4.0)
 uveitic glaucoma 14 (2.7)
 traumatic 10 (1.9)
 neovascular glaucoma 5 (0.9)
 steroid induced 3 (0.5)
 malignant glaucoma 3 (0.5)
 pseudophakic glaucoma 2 (0.3)
 aniridia 2 (0.3)
Repeat trabeculectomy 41 (7.9)

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