Table 2.
Postoperative Complication Rates
| Complication | No. (%) of Eyes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Early (n = 100)a | Late (n = 59)b | All (N = 159) | |
| Hyphema | 38 (38.0) | 5 (8.5) | 43 (27.0) |
| Bleb leak | 13 (13.0) | 18 (30.5) | 31 (19.5) |
| Hypotony | 17 (17.0) | 13 (22.0) | 30 (18.9) |
| Microhyphema | 17 (17.0) | 1 (1.7) | 18 (11.3) |
| Choroidal effusion | 7 (7.0) | 10 (16.9) | 17 (10.7) |
| Endophthalmitis | 0 | 8 (13.6) | 8 (5.0) |
| Choroidal hemorrhage | 7 (7.0) | 0 | 7 (4.4) |
| Blebitis | 1 (1.0) | 2 (3.4) | 3 (1.9) |
| Aqueous misdirection | 0 | 2 (3.4) | 2 (1.3) |
a
Indicates less than 3 months after trabeculectomy.
b
Indicates 3 months or longer after trabeculectomy.