Trabeculectomy and gelatin implants. A retrospective, long-term follow-up study.
In a retrospective follow-up study including 60 eyes with simple or capsular glaucoma, the results obtained by using a gelatin implant under the scleral flap during trabeculectomy were compared with those obtained without such implants. One month postoperatively the mean IOP was significantly lower in the gelatin group than in the control group (15.0 mmHg and 17.9 mmHg, respectively) (p = 0.024). At the long-term follow-up, however, the mean IOP in the two groups were very similar (13.6 mmHg and 14.8 mmHg, respectively).
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bergen, Norway.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005780:Gelatin; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005780:Gelatin