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Complications common but transient in PTVT study
CORONADO, Calif. — Surgical complications were common in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study, but most were transient and self-limited, Ike K. Ahmed, MD, reported at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.In the PTVT study, patients underwent placement of a 350 mm2 Baerveldt glaucoma implant in the superotemporal quadrant with complete restriction of flow or underwent a superior trabeculectomy with a standard dose of mitomycin C.