Surgical outcomes of inflammatory glaucoma: a comparison of trabeculectomy and glaucoma-drainage-device implantation

Purpose Our aim was to compare surgical outcomes of trabeculectomy and nonvalved glaucoma-drainage-device (GDD) implantation in eyes with chronic inflammatory glaucoma and uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients with glaucomatous optic...

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Published in:Japanese journal of ophthalmology 2015-05, Vol.59 (3), p.179-186
Main Authors: Iverson, Shawn M., Bhardwaj, Namita, Shi, Wei, Sehi, Mitra, Greenfield, David S., Budenz, Donald L., Kishor, Krishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alkylating Agents - administration & dosage
Clinical Investigation
Conjunctiva - drug effects
Follow-Up Studies
Glaucoma
Glaucoma - physiopathology
Glaucoma - surgery
Glaucoma Drainage Implants
Humans
Intraocular Pressure - physiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Prosthesis Implantation
Retrospective Studies
Tonometry, Ocular
Trabeculectomy
Uveitis, Anterior - physiopathology
Uveitis, Anterior - surgery
Uveitis, Posterior - physiopathology
Uveitis, Posterior - surgery
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Summary:Purpose Our aim was to compare surgical outcomes of trabeculectomy and nonvalved glaucoma-drainage-device (GDD) implantation in eyes with chronic inflammatory glaucoma and uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients with glaucomatous optic neuropathy, chronic anterior or posterior segment inflammation, and ≥6 months postoperative follow-up. All eyes underwent trabeculectomy with either antifibrotic therapy or implantation of a Baerveldt GDD (Abbott Laboratories Inc., Abbott Park, IL, USA). Failure was defined as IOP >21 mmHg,
ISSN:0021-5155
1613-2246
DOI:10.1007/s10384-015-0372-6