Abstract |
In a study population of black Africans with advanced glaucoma in Ghana we conducted a prospective study of intraoperative 5-fluorouracil alone. Eyes undergoing trabeculectomy were randomly selected either to receive or not receive a single intraoperative application of 5-fluorouracil (50 mg/ml for five minutes). Fifty-five eyes had a mean follow-up of 282 days (minimum, 92 days). Twenty of 24 eyes (83%) in the 5-fluorouracil group vs 12 of 31 eyes (39%) in the control group had postoperative intraocular pressure of 20 mm Hg or less with or without medical therapy (P = .01). Eleven of 24 eyes (46%) in the 5-fluorouracil group and five of 31 eyes (16%) in the control group had intraocular pressure of 15 mm Hg or less (P = .02). Without medical therapy, 17 of 24 eyes (71%) in the 5-fluorouracil group and ten of 31 eyes (32%) in the control group had intraocular pressure of 20 mm Hg or less (P = .02). The overall complications were similar in the two groups. In this population, intraoperative 5-fluorouracil markedly improved the ability of trabeculectomy to lower intraocular pressure. We recommend that intraoperative 5-fluorouracil be considered in glaucoma surgery with poor prognosis as an alternative to postoperative subconjunctival injections when multiple injections are not feasible.
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Authors | P R Egbert, A S Williams, K Singh, P Dadzie, T B Egbert |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology
(Am J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 116
Issue 5
Pg. 612-6
(Nov 15 1993)
ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8238222
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Black People
- Female
- Fluorouracil
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Ghana
- Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
(drug therapy, ethnology, surgery)
- Glaucoma, Open-Angle
(drug therapy, ethnology, surgery)
- Humans
- Intraocular Pressure
- Intraoperative Period
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Trabeculectomy
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