Clinical Results of Trabeculectomy.

Ryu, Tag; Lee, Kyoo Won

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1989;30(2):277-281.
Published online February 1, 1989.

Clinical Results of Trabeculectomy.

Tag Ryu, Kyoo Won Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yongnam University, Daegu, Korea.

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류탁(Tag Ryu),이규원(Kyoo Won Lee)

Abstract

We analysed 234 eyes of 184 patients with various types of glaucoma which had undergone trabeculectomy during the period of Sep. 1985 through Mar. 1988. The follow-up period was at least 3 month. The intraocular pressure was controlled by trabeculectomy alone in 187 of 234 eyes(79.9%), and additional 28(12.0%) eyes were controlled by trabeculectomy and medication. Average pressure lowering after trabeculectomy was 20.6mmHg. A successful trabeculectomy was achieved in 37 of 38 eyes with primary open angle glaucoma(97.4%), in 30 of 31 eyes with acute angle closure glaluoma(96.8%), in 96 of 99 eyes with chronic angle closure glaucoma(96.9%) and 27 of 31 eyes with secondary glaucoma(87.1%).

Key Words: Glaucoma;trabeculectomy