title: Mitomycin C trabeculectomy in eyes with cicatricial conjunctiva.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate favorable outcome of mitomycin C-augmented trabeculectomy in eyes with broad cicatricial conjunctiva created by previous surgeries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six eyes (40 patients) with extensive conjunctival scarring that had undergone mitomycin C trabeculectomy were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After a mean follow-up +/- SD of 13.7 +/- 7.8 months (range, 6 to 36 months), intraocular pressure was well controlled, below or equal to 16 mm Hg and 21 mm Hg, respectively, in 33 (72%) and 44 (96%) of the 46 eyes. In all eyes, a functional filtering bleb was present during the follow-up periods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mitomycin C trabeculectomy after dissection of conjunctival scar tissue may be useful for treating refractory glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honjo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inatani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014130:Trabeculectomy
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin