Remarks on the modified trabeculectomy of sclerotica
- Author:
Truong Tuyet Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trabeculectomy
- MeSH:
Trabeculectomy;
surgery;
Therapeutics;
Eye;
glaucoma
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;450(4):24-26
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
30 eyes of 28 patients (18 female, 10 male, aged 45-75) of primary glaucoma (25 eyes with closed angle glaucoma and 5 eyes with opened angle glaucoma) at the National Institute of Ophtalmology were operated. No complications occurred. In postoperative period, there were 4 eyes with low interocular pressure and very shallow vestibule. In discharge, 46.6% eyes got a visual acuity of 4/10 to >6/10, and 13.3% <1/10, interocular pressure was regulated with X=18.20.8 mmHg. All operated eyes had scars. After 1 year, acuity visual had been re-examined on 28 eyes, no change of visual acuity, vision field and scars. Interoculary pressure was normal level of X=19.61.2 mmHg
