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Past Issue Volume 2, Numbers 1, 2, 2000
Trabeculectomy with Implantation of Silicon Rubber Slice for Neovascular Glaucoma

WZ Yang, FG Deng
Department of Ophthalmology, Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China.

The objective of this study was to observe the clinical effect of treatment for neovascular glaucoma of trabeculectomy combined with implantation of a silicon rubber slice. 28 patients (28 eyes) with neovascular glaucoma were treated by trabeculectomy combined with implantation of a piece of 3 to 5 mm silicon rubber, and the effect on intraocular pressure was observed. All patients were followed-up for 9 to 24 months (mean 18.3 months). The average intraocular pressure at the last visit was 21.65 mm Hg (range 17.30-28.97 mm Hg). The symptom of eye pain disappeared after surgery. Trabeculectomy with a piece of silicon rubber implantation is ideal therapy for neovascular glaucoma.

Key Words: Glaucoma; Trabeculectomy; Silicon rubber.
Asian J Ophthalmol 2000;2(1,2):15-17.
 
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