Study on the effects of trabeculectomy surgery with placing 5-fluorouracil saturated gelaspon (5-FU) in treating glaucoma in youth patients
- Author:
Tran -- An
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trabeculectomy surgery, glaucoma,
- MeSH:
Trabeculectomy;
Therapeutics;
Glaucoma;
Adolescent
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;471(1):72-76
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
At The Central Insititute of Opthtalmology from 10/1998 to 11/2003, Trabeculectomy was conducted on 44 eyes of pediatric geaucoma patients with placing a 5 fluouracyt saturated gelaspon (50mg/ml 5 F.U on 2 x 2mm gelaspon flap) under the diseased eye in 5 minutes, then 5- FU was washed away with Ruiger lactat solution. The surgery was efficacious for treating glaucome in young person and children.
