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2/2002
vol. 104 abstract:
Original paper
Prognosis in juvenile glaucoma after trabeculectomy
Bronisława Koraszewska-Matuszewska
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Elżbieta Samochowiec-Donocik
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,
Erita Filipek
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Online publish date: 2002/06/29
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Purpose:
to evaluate the efficacy of trabeculectomy in the patients with juvenile glaucoma in the long-term follow-up. Material and methods: in 22 of 37 patients - 41 trabeculectomies with basal iridectomy were performed. The age of children ranged from 6 to 18 years, mean 12,4 years. In one eye of 15-year-old boy we used Mitomycin C during reoperation. The follow-up period ranged from 2 to 14 years, mean 8 years. Patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the follow-up: I group (19 eyes) was observed 2-6 years, mean 5,1 years, II group (18 eyes) 7-14 years, mean 11,1 years. In the I group 57,9% and in the II group 61% of children were myopic. Results: intraocular pressure lower or equal to 21 mmHg with no glaucoma medication was obtained in 79% of eyes in the I group and 66,7% of eyes in the II group. The difference was not statistically significant. In other eye local application of B-blockers and dorzolamid decreased intraocular pressure to values safe for the optic nerve, what was monitored by visual acuity and laser scanning tomography. Conclusions: Prognosis of juvenile glaucoma patients treated with trabeculectomy is satisfactory but the effectiveness of this procedure decreases together with the elongation of the follow-up period. keywords:
trabeculectomy, juvenile glaucoma, intraocular pressure, visual acuity, optic nerve disc biomorphometry |
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