Post-trabeculectomy choroidal detachment: Not an adverse prognostic sign for either visual acuity or surgical success

Altan C., ÖZTÜRKER C., Bayraktar S., Eren H., Ozturker Z. K., Yilmaz O. F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.18, no.5, pp.771-777, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/112067210801800518
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.771-777
  • Keywords: Choroidal detachment, Intraocular pressure control, Trabeculectomy, Visual acuity, INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE CONTROL, SUPRACILIOCHOROIDAL FLUID, FILTERING SURGERY, GLAUCOMA, HYPOTONY, COMPLICATIONS, MANAGEMENT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

PURPOSE. To report the incidence of choroidal detachment (CD) following trabeculectomy and to evaluate its effect on long-term surgical success and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).