ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Sponge Application versus Subconjunctival Injection of Mitomycin-C during Combined Phacoemulsification and Trabeculectomy Surgery in Asian Eyes.
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- Efficacy and safety of subconjunctival or subtenon injection versus soaked sponge mitomycin C in trabeculectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of intraoperative injection of mitomycin C during trabeculectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International ophthalmology · 2024Pooled it
- Short-term outcomes of Mitomycin-C augmented phaco-trabeculectomy using subconjunctival injections versus soaked sponges: a randomized controlled trial.Eye (London, England) · 2024Trial
- Long-term outcomes of Mitomycin-C augmented trabeculectomy using subconjunctival injections versus soaked sponges: a randomised controlled trial.Eye (London, England) · 2024Trial
- Comparative evaluation of outcomes of novel approach of subconjunctival Mitomycin C (MMC) injection at the end of trabeculectomy versus intraTenon injection of MMC prior to the initial conjunctival incision - A pilot study.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Pooled Analysis of Three MicroShunt Studies in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Evaluating Different Concentrations of Applied Mitomycin C.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
- Ocular Sticks for Routine Ophthalmic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Monocentric Trial.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
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- 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
purposeTo compare the outcomes of combined phacoemulsification-trabeculectomy surgery with intraoperative sponge-applied versus subconjunctival injection of mitomycin-C (MMC) in Asian eyes.
methodsThis was a retrospective review of 95 eyes that consecutively underwent combined phacoemulsification-trabeculectomy surgery in a tertiary eye center in Singapore from January 2013 to June 2014. Data collected included intraocular pressure (IOP), best corrected visual acuity, and number of glaucoma medications. Outcome measures included postoperative IOP and complications at various timepoints up to 12 months after surgery.
resultsTwenty eyes (21.1%) received 0.2 mg/ml subconjunctival MMC injection ("Group 1") and 75 (78.9%) received 0.4 mg/ml sponge-applied MMC ("Group 2"). There was no difference between groups in demographics, IOP, and number of glaucoma medications preoperatively. There was a reduction in IOP at postoperative month (POM) 1, 6, and 12 in both the groups (POM12: Group 1, -2.8 ± 5.36 mmHg,
conclusionCombined phacoemulsification-trabeculectomy with subconjunctival MMC injection has comparable outcomes to that with sponge-applied MMC, with a similar reduction in IOP at 1, 6, and 12 months postoperatively and a lower postoperative complication rate.
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