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Br J Ophthalmol 89:449-453 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.047761
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

Correlation between surgical success rate and severity of congenital glaucoma

Table 5

 Intraoperative and postoperative complications of primary congenital glaucoma

Complication Total Goniotomy Trabeculotomy CTTM*
*CTTM = combined trabeculectomy-trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.
Hyphaema >50% 17 7 6 4
Choroidal detachment 11 0 5 6
Shallow anterior chamber 10 1 3 6
Cataract 9 5 3 1
Iridodialysis 8 3 4 1
Descemet detachment 5 2 1 2
Hypotony 5 1 0 4
Vitreous loss 4 0 1 3
Blebitis 2 0 0 2
Endophthalmitis 1 0 0 1
Exudative retinal detachment 1 0 0 1

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