ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
A Modified Technique in Applying Sponge Soaked with Mitomycin C in Trabeculectomy.
Article in Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of surgical interventions for glaucoma following penetrating keratoplasty.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of a unique scleral flap in mitomycin C-augmented trabeculectomy over one year.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Two-year outcomes of anterior versus posterior scleral application of mitomycin C-soaked sponge in trabeculectomy.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Noncontact Conjunctiva: A Better Mitomycin C Application Site for Trabeculectomy.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Article
- Posterior scleral application of a mitomycin C-soaked sponge during trabeculectomy.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Sponge Application of Mitomycin C vs Sub-Tenon Injection in Trabeculectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of current glaucoma practiceArticle
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Abstract
abstractTrabeculectomy with adjunctive use of Mitomycin C (MMC) has been a benchmark for glaucoma filtration surgery for decades. However, there are many variations in the ways that the sponges soaked with MMC are applied during the trabeculectomy surgery. We herein describe our way of placing the MMC-soaked sponges to improve the safety and efficacy of the trabeculectomy. The sponges are placed vertically and posteriorly with the long side of the sponge perpendicular to the limbus, not parallel. This will reduce the size of the conjunctival wound at the limbus to preserve more virgin conjunctiva that can be used for repeated trabeculectomy when needed. This will also facilitate a more posteriorly directed flow of aqueous drainage that, in turn, may increase the success rate of the trabeculectomy. We have obtained encouraging results in our practice, and further large-scale randomized studies seem warranted.
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