RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Trabeculectomy: long-term follow-up.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 535
OP 538
DO 10.1136/bjo.61.8.535
VO 61
IS 8
A1 P Wilson
YR 1977
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/61/8/535.abstract
AB The postoperative course of 309 eyes subjected to trabeculectomy has been studied over a 7-year period. The results have been compiled with regard to effectiveness to maintain a normal range of intraocular pressure with and without postoperative medication. The figures have been assessed in toto and for 3 groups of glaucoma, namely, open angle, chronic angle-closure, and acute angle-closure. Results support those of other reports to show that trabeculectomy gives satisfactory control over the years in a reasonably high proportion of eyes and with relatively few postoperative complications. There is also a small group of combined trabeculectomy with cataract extraction.