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

Altan, C.; ÖZTÜRKER, Can; Bayraktar, S.; Eren, H.; Ozturker, Z.; Yilmaz, O.

doi:10.1177/112067210801800518

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, Scopus)

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).