Reassessing Trabeculectomy: A Long-Term Study with Stringent Success Criteria
Philip Braun,
Daniel Böhringer,
Jens Jordan
et al.
Abstract:Background: The aim was to evaluate the long-term outcome and efficacy of primary trabeculectomy with adjunctive mitomycin c (MMC) for treating glaucoma. Methods: We examined the medical records of 286 eyes that underwent trabeculectomy between 2008 and 2009 at the University Eye Hospital in Freiburg, Germany. Preoperative and follow-up data were collected, including intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements, surgical glaucoma interventions, and prescribed glaucoma medication. The first success criterion was def… Show more
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