Trabeculectomy--success rates in a Singapore hospital |
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Authors: | C Tan PT Chew WL Lum C Chee |
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Affiliation: | Institut für Radiologische Diagnostik, Klinikum Grosshadem, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t München. |
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Abstract: | Previously published papers on the success of trabeculectomy as a treatment for glaucoma show success rates between 67% and 84%. The success rate of trabeculectomy in Afro-Carribean patients was observed to be lower than in Caucasian patients. It has been commonly believed that the success rate of trabeculectomy in Oriental/Asian eyes would lie somewhere between these. We reviewed the records of 51 consecutive trabeculectomies performed in the National University Hospital, Singapore and found that our success rate was lower-43.1% overall and 48.7% for primary glaucomas. |
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