Therapeutic Ultrasound For Refractory Glaucoma: A Three-Center Study
| Autor: | Alan I. Mandell, Jess A Smith, Robert C Wood, Steven L Maskin, Stuart A Terry |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Intraocular pressure Visual acuity genetic structures Therapeutic ultrasound business.industry Eye disease medicine.medical_treatment Ultrasound Glaucoma medicine.disease eye diseases Surgery Refractory Ophthalmology medicine sense organs Phthisis bulbi medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina. 20:186-192 |
| ISSN: | 2325-8179 2325-8160 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/1542-8877-19890301-10 |
| Popis: | We present the results of therapeutic ultrasound for refractory glaucoma in a three-center study over 1 year. One hundred fifty-eight eyes were treated, with a mean follow-up of 8.0 months. The mean fall in intraocular pressure was 38.4%. Life table analysis for three success criteria are presented. Success varied between 66% and 72% at the mean follow-up time. Complications occurred in 11.4%, including phthisis bulbi in 0.6% and persistent hypotony in 2.5%. There was a mean loss of less than one line of visual acuity. Therapeutic ultrasound appears to be safe and effective for treatment of refractory glaucoma. |
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