Three-year follow-up of trabeculectomies performed with different concentrations of mitomycin-C. 1998

H Mietz, and G K Krieglstein
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany.

OBJECTIVE Mitomycin-C is effective for improving success rates of trabeculectomies. The authors sought to determine longterm success rates and complications by studying two widely used concentrations. METHODS Trabeculectomies were performed with mitomycin-C (MMC) in concentrations of 0.5 mg/ml (group 1) and 0.2 mg/ml (group 2) in a prospective, nonrandomized fashion. Patients were observed for at least 3 years, and all follow-up data were analyzed in addition to the preoperative and postoperative conditions and complications. RESULTS A total of 51 and 40 eyes (groups 1 and 2, respectively) were observed for 3 years. The majority of the eyes had repeat trabeculectomy. Complete surgical success was reached in 76% and 63%, respectively. The mean intraocular pressure (IOP) in the two groups decreased significantly, and the decrease was larger in the MMC 0.5 mg/ml group (P < .015). The mean visual acuity did decrease in the two groups, but this was not significant. Complications included short-term and long-term hypotony, conjunctival dehiscence, choroidal detachments, and endophthalmitis. Trabeculectomies failed both within the first 3 months (n = 4; 4%) and later (n = 11; 12%). CONCLUSIONS Three-year results of trabeculectomies performed with MMC are promising. A dose-response effect of the concentration of MMC and IOP levels is present, suggesting that the higher concentration leads to lower IOP values. Despite the antimetabolic effect of MMC, trabeculectomies fail in both the short-term and the long-term.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009883 Ophthalmic Solutions Sterile solutions that are intended for instillation into the eye. It does not include solutions for cleaning eyeglasses or CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS. Eye Drop,Eyedrop,Eyedrops,Ophthalmic Solution,Eye Drops,Drop, Eye,Drops, Eye,Solution, Ophthalmic,Solutions, Ophthalmic
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005901 Glaucoma An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Glaucomas

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