Mitomycin C‐augmented deep sclerectomy in primary open‐angle glaucoma and exfoliation glaucoma: a three‐year prospective study

• Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 89; no. 6; pp. 548 - 555
• Main Authors: Ollikainen, Minna L., Puustjärvi, Tuomo J., Rekonen, Petri K., Uusitalo, Hannu M., Teräsvirta, Markku E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Aged; Alkylating Agents - administration & dosage; Combined Modality Therapy; deep sclerectomy; exfoliation glaucoma; Exfoliation Syndrome - physiopathology; Exfoliation Syndrome - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - surgery; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Intraoperative Complications; Laser Therapy; Lasers, Solid-State; Male; Mitomycin - administration & dosage; mitomycin C; non‐penetrating surgery; open‐angle glaucoma; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Sclera - drug effects; Sclera - surgery; Sclerostomy - methods; Tonometry, Ocular; Trabeculectomy

. Purpose:  To investigate the efficacy and safety of mitomycin C (MMC)‐augmented deep sclerectomy with implant (DSCI) in primary open‐angle glaucoma (POAG) and exfoliation glaucoma (ExG) patients. Methods:  A total of 68 eyes of 68 patients with POAG and ExG were enrolled consecutively to undergo D...