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GONIOTOMY AND CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA
Author(s) -
MØLLER P. M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1977.tb06120.x
Subject(s) - congenital glaucoma , medicine , glaucoma , ophthalmology , surgery , optometry
A survey is presented of the operative results obtained in 45 eyes suffering from congenital glaucoma, primarily operated on using micro‐surgical techniques, either goniotomy as described by Worst, or trabeculotomy. Thirty‐eight of the 45 eyes have, during an observation period of 1–10 years, average 5.5 years, a normal pressure of less than or equal to 18 mmHg measured using Draeger's technique. A relatively high frequency of recurrence has been found following an average observation period of 3.5 years in patients who were primarily normalized by Worst's goniotomy.