Limbus-based versus fornix-based conjunctival flaps in trabeculectomy.
Forty consecutive trabeculectomies were performed by one surgeon, utilizing a limbus-based conjunctival flap in the first 20 eyes and a fornix-based flap in the remaining 20. A success rate of 90% was achieved in both groups, although eyes with limbus-based flaps had slightly better postoperative intraocular pressure control.
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University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014130:Trabeculectomy