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. 1984;82:282–301.

Glaucoma filtering surgery factors that determine pressure control.

R Z Levene
PMCID: PMC1298668  PMID: 6535327

Abstract

Factors that determine pressure control after filtering surgery were studied in 194 eyes of 158 patients in a retrospective study. Emphasis was placed on the cumulative probability method of Kaplan and Meier and multiple regression analysis. Aphakic and the presence of a surgical bleb were the most important factors. Age and type of surgical procedure were next. Race and race-sex interaction were the least important factors. The above factors accounted for only 6% to 16% of the total variance. The difference between eyes of the same patient was less than that between paired eyes of different patients but the former was surprisingly high. In the selected group of successful cases without medication the postoperative pressure was independent of the baseline pressure and choice of surgical procedure.

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