[Trabeculectomy combined amniotic membrane transplantation for refractory glaucoma].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical effect of trabeculectomy combined amniotic membrane transplantation in refractory glaucoma.


METHODS
Seventeen eyes of sixteen patients with uncontrolled glaucoma underwent trabeculectomy combined amniotic membrane transplantation. The mean follow-up was 11.2 months (3-24 months).


RESULTS
The mean preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was (39.72 +/- 7.26) mmHg which decreased to a mean postoperative IOP of (14.62 +/- 3.72) mmHg (P < 0.001). There was an obvious diffusion blebs in each eye 3 months after the operation, there were functional blebs in 16 eyes 6 months after the operation, there were functional blebs in 14 eyes. The anterior chamber reaction was mild.


CONCLUSIONS
Trabeculectomy combined amniotic membrane transplantation is a safe and effective method for refractory glaucoma.
Lu
Huawen
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Wuzhou Workers Hospital, Wuzhou 543001, China.
Mai
Dan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D014792:Visual Acuity