Long-term comparison of primary trabeculectomy with 5-fluorouracil versus mitomycin C in West Africa

• Published in: Journal of glaucoma Vol. 17; no. 7; p. 578
• Main Authors: Kim, Hanna Y, Egbert, Peter R, Singh, Kuldev
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2008
• Subjects: African Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Antimetabolites - administration & dosage; Antimetabolites - therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fluorouracil - administration & dosage; Fluorouracil - therapeutic use; Follow-Up Studies; Ghana - epidemiology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - drug therapy; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - ethnology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - surgery; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Middle Aged; Mitomycin - administration & dosage; Mitomycin - therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies; Trabeculectomy - methods; Treatment Outcome; Ghana

To compare the long-term efficacy and safety of intraoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) versus mitomycin-C (MMC) used adjunctively with primary trabeculectomy in a Black West African population. Retrospective comparative study supplemented with cross-sectional follow-up data. Review of 68 eyes of 68 Bl...