Comparison of trabeculectomy and Ex-PRESS implantation in fellow eyes of the same patient: a prospective, randomised study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) over time after standard trabeculectomy vs Ex-PRESS implantation in patients with bilateral primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

Design

Prospective, randomised study.

Patients and methods

This study included adult patients with bilateral POAG necessitating surgery. Each patient underwent trabeculectomy in one eye and Ex-PRESS implantation under a scleral flap in the other eye according to randomised contralateral allocations. Efficacy was assessed by IOP values and success rates (IOP threshold and/or need for topical glaucoma medication) during 30 months. Statistical analysis included Generalised Estimate Equation and Cox Survival models, and paired t-tests.

Results

Thirty eyes of 15 patients were studied for a mean

SUBMITTER: Dahan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3351049 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature