RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Trabeculectomy in a Black American glaucoma population. JF British Journal of Ophthalmology JO Br J Ophthalmol FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. SP 573 OP 574 DO 10.1136/bjo.60.8.573 VO 60 IS 8 A1 J. Freedman A1 E. Shen A1 M. Ahrens YR 1976 UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/60/8/573.abstract AB Trabeculectomy was performed on 51 Black patients with uncontrolled glaucoma. The operation was successful in 80 per cent of cases followed-up for an average of 18 months. Success seemed to be independent of whether the superficial scleral flap was or was not sutured, although subconjunctival drainage, as indicated by the appearance of a bleb, seemed to be the predominant mechanism whereby the procedure functioned. The success rate in this series is the highest reported for glaucoma filtering procedures in Black glaucoma populations. Trabeculectomy may now be the operation of choice in uncontrolled glaucoma occurring in Black patients.