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Research on glaucoma reported by scientists at Kumamoto University

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, June 28th, 2009

In this recent study, researchers in Honjo, Japan conducted a study "To evaluate the prognostic factors for surgical outcomes of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC) for neovascular glaucoma (NVG). Retrospective cohort study."

"We reviewed the medical records of 101 patients (101 eyes) with NVG treated at Kumamoto University Hospital. The primary endpoint was persistent intraocular pressure >= 22 mm Hg, deterioration of visual acuity to no light perception, and additional glaucoma procedures. Multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model. The mean follow,up period was 29.3 months (range, 0.5 to 142.3 months). The probability of success...

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