title: Reversal of optic disc cupping with improvement of visual field and stereometric parameters after trabeculectomy in young adult patients (two case reports).
abstract: The authors report two cases of mid- to long-term reversal of optic disc cupping after trabeculectomy with mitomycine-C in young adult patients suffering from secondary glaucoma. The cup to disc ratio reversed from 0.80 and 0.60 to 0.65 and 0.40 respectively and remained unchanged until the last follow-up visit at 6 and 36 months respectively. Concomitantly, there was an improvement of the visual field and of the optic disc stereometric parameters on the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swinnen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stalmans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stalmans
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zeyen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000601:surgery; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014794:Visual Fields; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin