Limbus-based versus fornix-based conjunctival flap in glaucoma filtering surgery.
Eighteen consecutive patients suffering from the same type of glaucoma in both eyes were treated with bilateral trabeculectomy. Surgery with both fornix-based and limbus-based flap was performed on each patient, one procedure in each eye. Pre- and postoperative intraocular pressure, morphology of the fistulation bleb, anterior chamber depth and need for additional treatment were recorded. Half a year after surgery, the fornix-based flap procedure was superior (p < 0.05) concerning high success rate, little additional therapy and good morphology of the bleb.
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University Eye Department, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000601:surgery*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000601:surgery*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome