ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2018
Functional evaluation of the filtering bleb by ultrasound biomicroscopy after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.
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- Prevalence of Plateau Iris in Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma: An Egyptian Hospital Based Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- [Anti-scarring effect of rapamycin following filtering surgery in rabbit eyes].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2020Article
- Quantitative analysis of functional filtering bleb size using Mask R-CNN.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Ultrasound Biomicroscopic Evaluation of Anterior Segment Parameters and Surgical Area Following Trabeculectomy Surgery.Beyoglu eye journal · 2020Article
- Effects of Regorafenib, a Multi-Kinase Inhibitor, on Conjunctival Scarring in a Canine Filtration Surgery Model in Comparison with Mitomycin-C.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimTo study the role of ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) in the assessment of the bleb function after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC).
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study including all cases had undergone trabeculectomy with MMC 0.2 mg/mL for 3min. Participants were recruited from the follow-up cases at Department of Ophthalmology, Tanta University in the period from August 2015 to August 2016. Full history taking and ophthalmological examination were performed. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured using Goldmann applanation tonometry and the history of prescribed postoperative antiglaucoma medications was recorded. Accordingly, the trabeculectomy blebs were divided clinically into successful blebs when the IOP post-operative was ≤18 mm Hg without medications. Scanning examination of the filtering bleb using UBM examination was performed at the period from 2 to 36mo after trabeculectomy (13.6±9.7mo).
resultsThis study included 33 trabeculectomy filtering blebs of 25 patients (9 males and 16 females). The mean age of patients was 53.2±14.2y (range 25-71y). We had 20 eyes with complete success, 9 eyes with qualified success, and 4 eyes with failure after trabeculectomy with MMC. The blebs were classified into successful blebs (IOP ≤18 mm Hg without antiglaucoma medications), others were classified into qualified successful and failed blebs. There was a significant correlation between certain UBM findings (intra-bleb reflectivity, draining sub-scleral tract, bleb height, and intrableb fluid cysts) and cases with different grades of clinical functional success (
conclusionUBM is an objective tool in the functional assessment of the post-trabeculectomy filtering bleb through a significant correlation between certain UBM parameters and the different grades of clinical functional success.
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