Reported complication rate
18.50%
Range 17.00–20.00%
Across 2 cited studies.
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ophthalmology
Glaucoma Surgery — outcome data
Aggregate complication, revision and mortality figures pulled from peer-reviewed systematic reviews on PubMed, plus any operator- published quality data the registry has verified. See methodology for extraction rules and the cross-citation agreement gate we apply.
Cited literature
- Non-penetrating filtration surgery versus trabeculectomy for open-angle glaucoma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
- Trainee glaucoma surgery: experience with trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage devices.Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye · 2010