title: A retrospective study of the effects of laser suture lysis on the long-term results of trabeculectomy.
abstract: We retrospectively examined the effects of laser suture lysis on the long-term results of initial trabeculectomies in 130 consecutive eyes that had an intraocular pressure greater than 21 mm Hg during the first 4 postoperative weeks. After the high intraocular pressure was noted, 46 eyes underwent laser suture lysis; the other 84 did not. The 2-year cumulative probability of success in the laser suture lysis group was .84 and, in the control group, .82 (P > .05). Intraocular pressures in the two groups 1 and 2 years after trabeculectomy were similar. Laser suture lysis had no discernible effect on the long-term success rate of trabeculectomy in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5540, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asamoto
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Yablonski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013537:Sutures; D014130:Trabeculectomy
chemical_list: D005472:Fluorouracil