Table 6

Complications after membrane tube implant surgery

ComplicationsNumberFrequency (%)
*One corneal graft failure developed from two corneal grafts.
Transient hyphaema922.5
Hypotony512.5
Transient flat chamber37.5
Choroidal detachment12.5
Obstruction of the tube37.5
Fibrinous iridocyclitis37.5
Tube-corneal touch25.0
Corneal graft failure*12.5
Focal cataract25.0
Retinal haemorrhage25.0
Vitreous haemorrhage12.5
Exposed implant25.0
Endophthalmitis25.0
Phthisis37.5
Total subjects40100