Short-Term Outcomes of a Modified Safer Surgery Trabeculectomy Technique.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the short-term outcomes of a modified Moorfields Safer Surgery System technique of trabeculectomy.

Methods

This is a prospective interventional study. Trabeculectomy was performed according to the author's modification of Moorfields Safer Surgery System. This method allows titrating the opening pressure of trabeculectomy by varying the side cuts, varying the ostium size, and adjusting the tightness of the sutures. Forty-four eyes of 43 patients were included. Main outcome measures include postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP), incidence of intra and postoperative complications, and success up to 6 months after surgery.

Results

The mean preoperative and postoperative IOP at 6 months were 20.97 ± 7.93 mmHg and 12.69 ± 4.76 mmHg, respectively (

SUBMITTER: Konuganti PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11567601 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature