title: [Review of 402 goniotrephinations].
abstract: In a review of 402 goniotrephinations the preoperative diagnosis was open-angle glucoma in 61%, chronic congestive glaucoma in 21%, acute glaucoma in 11%, secondary glaucoma in 5%, and juvenile glaucoma in 2%. In 77% of the eyes followed for periods of up to seven years IOP returned to normal. Supplementary local therapy or digital eyeball massage raised the percentage of eyes with normal pressure values to 92,8%. Visual acuity was maintained or improved in 76%. There was no case of visual field defect during the early postoperative period, and no correlation was found between the regulation of IOP and the condition of the filtering bleb. In 10,4% complications occurred during the early postoperative period and in 1% late complications were seen. In 45% of the secondary glaucoma cases and in three out of seven cases of buphthalmus IOP was normalized.
mesh_terms: D005123:Eye; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006871:Hydrophthalmos / Q000601:surgery; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Retrospektive auf 402 Goniotrepanationen.