Deep sclerectomy in pediatric glaucoma filtering surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To study the additive value of deep sclerectomy to the procedure of combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (CTTM) for the treatment of primary congenital glaucoma.

Study design

This study is a prospective, randomized case series.

Patients and methods

The study was conducted on 20 eyes of 20 children with primary congenital glaucoma presenting to the Department of Ophthalmology of the Alexandria Main University Hospital. Preoperative examination under anesthesia was followed by surgical intervention. Postoperative examinations were conducted immediately after surgery and at 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Intraoperative and postoperative complications, as well as operative time, were recorded.

Results

The mean (±SD, range) age of the study

SUBMITTER: Bayoumi NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3522847 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature