The role of initial 5-fluorouracil trabeculectomy in primary glaucoma.

The role of initial 5-fluorouracil trabeculectomy in primary glaucoma.

Sixty-eight patients with primary glaucoma involving 68 eyes were divided into two groups: Group I eyes were subjected to trabeculectomy (n = 38) and Group II eyes underwent trabeculectomy followed by subconjunctival injections of 5-fluorouracil (35 mg) (n = 30). After one year follow-up, Group I ey...

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Main Authors: Dastur Y, Dasgupta S, Chitale A, Firke P, Patel J, Sethi S, Patwardhan V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1994-10-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
80 and over
Antimetabolites
pharmacology
therapeutic use
Fluorouracil
Glaucoma
drug therapy
surgery
Human
Intraocular Pressure
drug effects
Middle Age
Trabeculectomy
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