Table 3

Early and late complications after trabeculectomy and viscocanalostomy

TrabeculectomyViscocanalostomy
Early complications
    Transient bleb leak5 (20%)0
    Transient hyphaemia7 (28%)2 (9%)
    Transient anterior chamber shallowing5 (20%)1 (4%)
    Injected blebs3 (12%)4 (17%)
    Encysted blebs4 (16%)3 (13%)
    Transient overlarge blebs2 (8%)3 (13%)
    IOP spike01 (4%)
    Peripheral anterior synechiae1 (4%)1 (4%)
    Posterior synechiae3 (12%)0
Late complications
    Cystic area within blebs8 (32%)1 (4%)
    Overlarge/overhanging blebs00
    Hypotony (IOP <8 mm Hg)00
    Late bleb leak1 (4%)0
    Cataract5 (20%)0