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  • Title: Therapeutic ultrasound for refractory glaucoma: a three-center study.
    Author: Maskin SL, Mandell AI, Smith JA, Wood RC, Terry SA.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg; 1989 Mar; 20(3):186-92. PubMed ID: 2710487.
    Abstract:
    We present the results of therapeutic ultrasound for refractory glaucoma in a three-center study over 1 year. One hundred fifty-eight eyes were treated, with a mean follow-up of 8.0 months. The mean fall in intraocular pressure was 38.4%. Life table analysis for three success criteria are presented. Success varied between 66% and 72% at the mean follow-up time. Complications occurred in 11.4%, including phthisis bulbi in 0.6% and persistent hypotony in 2.5%. There was a mean loss of less than one line of visual acuity. Therapeutic ultrasound appears to be safe and effective for treatment of refractory glaucoma.
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