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Efficacy of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve and Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin-Cin Pediatric Glaucoma
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Efficacy of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve and Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin-Cin Pediatric Glaucoma
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Manzoor Ahmed Khan, Sadia Bukhari, Zafar Ahmed Khan, Mahtab Mengal, Muhammad Afzal Khan,Aimal Khan PanezaiABSTRACTObjective: To compare the efficacy between Ahmed glaucoma valve surgery and Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-c inpediatric glaucoma.Study design and setting: Quasi-experimental study was conducted at Pediatric Ophthalmology Department, ISRA Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology/ Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi. Duration of study was February to August 2016.Methodology: Samples were divided into two groups. Group A Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C and Group B withAhmed Glaucoma valve surgery. Inclusion criteria were children (above 2 years and less than 15 years of age) visitingPediatric Ophthalmology OPD irrespective of gender, glaucoma diagnosed with the duration of symptoms > 4 weeks.Exclusion criteria were patient with repeat surgery for glaucoma, combined ocular surgery i.e penetrating keratoplasty orcataract, Preoperat...
