900-case experience of star-shaped trabeculectomy

Session Details

Session Title: Presented Poster Session: Glaucoma I

Venue: Poster Village: Pod 3

First Author: : Y.Elsayed EGYPT

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

to evaluate the surgical outcomes and efficacy of star shaped incision, with laminar valve mechanism trabeculectomy, in reducing IOP in cases of chronic simple glaucoma

Setting:

ALAzhar university Hospital, Damietta City

Methods:

Data analysis of 900 cases with POAG that underwent star trabeculectomy procedure after failing to get to the targeted IOP with medications only. The procedure involves forming a deep  sclerocorneal star shaped incision with laminar valve mechanism trabeculectomy, as an modification for Trabeculectomy/Sclerotomy procedures to avoid post-operative hypotonic and attain minimal invasion.

Results:

Patient groups were classified according to the documented follow up period. mean IOP was 18.3±4.5 mmHg postoperative.  Longer follow up period didn't show a statistically significant increase in mean IOP.

Conclusions:

long Term follow of patients with chronic simple glaucoma, underwent Star Shaped Trabeculectomy, proved the procedure to be effective, minimally invasive with the same pros of traditional trabeculectomy but without its cons.

Financial Disclosure:

None