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Glaucoma reoperation rates higher following trabeculectomy than tube shunt
Reoperation rates for glaucoma were found to be higher in patients who underwent trabeculectomy with mitomycin C than in patients who underwent tube shunt surgery, according to data from the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study. A total 212 patients were included in the TVT Study. Patients were randomized into two groups — 107 patients in the tube shunt group (350 mm2 Baerveldt glaucoma implant) and 105 patients in the trabeculectomy with MMC group (0.4 mg/mL). Outcomes were measured for patients whose assigned treatment failed and in whom additional glaucoma surgery was (Read more...)