title: [Long-term results of trabeculectomy in patients with open angle and angle-closure glaucoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide data on the long-term results of trabeculectomy performed in open angle and in chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty nine eyes of 51 patients, underwent trabeculectomy from 1992 to 1994 in the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lodz. The follow up was minimum 10 years. Such pre- and postoperative measurements, as: visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field and the use of hypotensive medications, were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful IOP control was obtained in 91%. After 10-years follow-up the average IOP was 15 mmHg. The decrease in visual acuity was found in 25% of eyes, caused mainly by cataract. In 71% of eyes (10 years after surgery) additional topical medication was required.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trabeculectomy is effective and very often performed surgery in glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Oczu, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pałenga-Pydyn
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grymin
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Langner
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Omulecki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields