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. 2004 Aug;88(8):1012–1017. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2003.037432

Table 3.

 Early and late complications after trabeculectomy and viscocanalostomy

Trabeculectomy Viscocanalostomy
Early complications
Transient Bleb Leak 4 (16%) 1 (4%)
Transient hyphaemia 11 (44%) 7 (30%)
Transient anterior chamber shallowing 8 (32%) 2 (9%)
Injected blebs 6 (24%) 4 (17%)
Encysted blebs 7 (28%) 1 (4%)
Transient overlarge blebs 1 (4%) 1 (4%)
IOP spike 0 0
Peripheral anterior synechiae 1 (4%) 1 (4%)
Intracorneal haemorrhage 0 1 (4%)
Late complications
Cystic blebs 1 (4%) 0
Overlarge/overhanging blebs 0 0
Hypotony (IOP<6 mm g) 0 0
Late bleb leak 0 0
Patients requiring cataract surgery 3 (12%) 3 (13%)