J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2001 Apr;42(4):607-613.
The Efficacy and Safety of Mitomycin C and Releasable Suture in Glaucoma Triple Procedure
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam University Medical School & Hospital Kwangju, Korea.
Abstract
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of short-term application of mitomycin C and releasable scleral flap sutures.
METHODS
The clinical outcome and complications were evaluated in 62 eyes undergone glaucoma triple procedure(Group A: with mitomycin C and releasable suture, Group B: with mitomycin C only, Group C: with releasable suture only, Group D: without mitomycin C and releasable suture).
RESULTS
The mean postoperative intraocular pressure was relatively lower in group A and B than that of group C and D(p=0.868). The most common complication was posterior capsular opacity, and other complications were cystoid macular edema, hypotony, choroidal detachment and bleb leakage.
CONCLUSIONS
The glaucoma triple procedure using mitomycin C and releasable suture could be recommended to be safe and effective on controlling the early postoperative and long-term intraocular pressure for treating the patients with coexisting cataract and glaucoma, and the use of releasable suture could lower the incidence of postoperative complications such as hypotony.
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