Trabeculectomy with implantation of the Mendez Glaucoma Seton: early results.
We present the early results in a small series of 12 eyes of 12 patients with uncontrolled glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy with implantation of a Mendez Glaucoma Seton. All eyes, except one with neovascular glaucoma, had had multiple glaucoma surgery and all, without exception, were on maximal tolerated medical therapy prior to surgery. The follow-up period ranged from one and one fourth to three and three fourths months. The surgical technique was the same in all cases. Our success rate was 33.3% or 40%, if one eye with persistent hypotonia could be counted as a success. This result is inferior to those quoted in the literature with the use of other types of setons, and especially to the results of Dr. Antonio Mendez who used a similar implant.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000601:surgery*