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Trabeculectomy more successful than tube shunt in Primary TVT study
CHICAGO —Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C had a higher success rate than tube shunt surgery in patients with uncontrolled glaucoma and no prior incisional ocular surgery, according to 1-year results of the Primary Tube vs. Trabeculectomy study presented here.The PTVT is a multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy of tube shunt implantation with the 350-mm2 Baerveldt glaucoma implant vs. trabeculectomy with 0.4 mg/mL MMC.