Long-term Results of Primary Trabeculectomies and Molteno Implants for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Canaloplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma: long-term outcome.
BACKGROUND/AIMS To study the safety and effectiveness of 360° viscodilation and tensioning of Schlemm canal (canaloplasty) in black African patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS Sixty randomly selected eyes of 60 consecutive patients with POAG were included in this prospective study. Canaloplasty comprised 360° catheterisation of Schlemm's canal by means of a flexible micr...
متن کاملPrimary open-angle glaucoma
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is an idiopathic disorder in which the resistance to outflow through the trabecular meshwork gradually increases and the intraocular pressure (IOP) rises, causing irreversible damage to the optic nerve POAG is the second most common cause of vision loss in the U.S. Usually asymptomatic until advanced visual field loss has occurred; less than 50% of those...
متن کاملLong-Term Outcome of Trabeculectomy in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Exfoliation Glaucoma
.......................................................................................................................... 9
متن کاملComparison of ab externo trabeculotomy in primary open-angle glaucoma and uveitic glaucoma: long-term outcomes
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of ab externo trabeculotomy in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and uveitic glaucoma (UG). DESIGN This was a retrospective single-center case series study. PARTICIPANTS Twenty eyes of 17 patients with POAG and 22 eyes of 18 patients with UG were included in this study. PATIENTS AND METHODS The medical records of all ...
متن کاملprimary open-angle glaucoma risk factors
purpose: the objective of this study was to identify possible risk factors associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (poag). methods: a case-control study included patients seen at rasoul-akram hospital ophthalmology clinic. cases were consecutive patients with confirmed unilateral or bilateral poag presented during the study period. controls were a random sample of all other patients aged 30...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.221