Effect of Intraoperative Mitomycin C in High-risk Glaucoma Filtering Surgery.
- Author:
Seong Wook SEO
1
;
Ji Hong BAE
;
Joon Kyeong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Gyeong Sang National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Conjunctival wound leakage;
Mitomycin-C;
Trabeculectomy
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Choroid;
Filtering Surgery*;
Glaucoma*;
Glaucoma, Neovascular;
Humans;
Hyphema;
Mitomycin*;
Postoperative Complications;
Prognosis;
Trabeculectomy;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1993;34(5):432-435
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A potent antiproliferative agent, Mitomcin-C, has been known to improve the surgical outcom of glaucomatous eyes with poor prognosis after filtering surgery. Twenty one eyes of 21 patients underwent trabeculectomy with Mitomyc-C. Overall success rate is 81%: 2 of 3 eyes with glaucoma after unsuccessful filtering surgery, 3 of 4 eyes with neovascular glaucoma, 2 of 3 eyes with secondary glaucoma, 1 of 2 eyes with aphakic glaucoma and all of 9 eyes with advanced glaucoma. Postoperative complications were prolonged conjuntival wound leakage in two eyes, conjuntibval wound leakage and corneo-lenticular touch in one eye, choroidal detachment in one eye, progression of cataract in one eye, hyphema in 3 eyes.
