Comparing Trabeculectomy Outcomes between First and Second Operated Eyes: A Multicenter Study.

Kentaro IwasakiYoshihiro TakamuraTakashi NishidaAkira SawadaKeiichiro IwaoAyano ShinmuraShiho Kunimatsu-SanukiTetsuya YamamotoHidenobu TaniharaKazuhisa SugiyamaToru NakazawaMasaru Inatani

Published in: PloS one (2016)

If the first trabeculectomy is successful, a long interval before the second trabeculectomy increases the risk of surgical failure in the second eye. This result has clinical implications for developing surgical strategies for patients with bilateral glaucoma.

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