Oral ibuprofen is associated with reduced likelihood of early bleb failure following trabeculectomy in high-risk glaucoma patients.
Jackie Jia Lin SimRyan Eyn Kidd ManReuben Chao Ming FooOlivia S HuangBjorn Kaijun BetzlerRahat HusainChing Lin HoPui Yi BoeyShamira A PereraJin Rong LowTin AungEcosse L LamoureuxTina T WongPublished in: Journal of glaucoma (2023)
Early adjunctive oral ibuprofen administered to individuals at high risk of post-trabeculectomy scarring is associated with greater IOP reductions and reduced likelihood of bleb failure. Our results suggest that oral NSAIDs may be a safe way of improving trabeculectomy survival in high risk eyes.