[A comparison on postoperative shallow anterior chambers with different kinds of glaucoma surgery].

PURPOSE: Comparing the rate of postoperative shallow anterior chambers with three kinds of filtration surgery to find the most effective way of reducing the complication.

METHODS

The 120 cases (154 eyes) with primary angle-closure glaucoma or primary open-angle glaucoma were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into three groups, group 1 (12 cases, 14 eyes) treated by deep sclecatony and group two (66 cases, 82 eyes) treated by trobeculecotomy and group three (42 cases, 58 eyes) treated by trobeculecotomy combining with scleral flaps tightly sutured with releasable sutures.

RESULTS

The rate of shallow anterior chambers was following: group one 21.4%, group two 19.5%, group three 5.1%. The rate of this complication between group 1 and group 2 was not different in statistics (P > 0.05), but group 3 was significantly reduced in comparing with that of the other two groups (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The results indicate that this kind of suture may decrease the occurrence of the complication of shallow anterior chamber in filtration surgery and it is simple to operate and the curative result is reliable.