title: Effects of apraclonidine on short-term outcome of glaucoma surgery.
abstract: We evaluated the influence of apraclonidine on the outcome of filtering surgery. Patients treated with apraclonidine who underwent a guarded filtration procedure were retrospectively evaluated and compared to a control group. Complications were more frequent in patients treated with apraclonidine than in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant. We encourage further studies regarding the effects of apraclonidine in filtering procedures.
authors.affiliation: William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azuara-Blanco
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lesk
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Spaeth
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D003000:Clonidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; C016986:apraclonidine; D003000:Clonidine