The tube versus trabeculectomy study: Design and baseline characteristics of study patients
The tube versus trabeculectomy study: Design and baseline characteristics of study patients
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.031
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发表时间:
2005-08-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Brandt, JD
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作者:
Gedde, SJ;Schiffman, JC;Brandt, JD
Purpose: The Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (TVT) Study will compare the safety and efficacy of nonvalved tube shunt surgery to trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in patients with previous intraocular surgery.Design: Multicenter randomized clinical trial.Methods: SETTING: 17 Clinical Centers. STUDY POPULATION: Patients 18 to 85 years of age who have undergone previous trabeculectomy, cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation, or both and have inadequately controlled glaucoma with intraocular pressure (IOP) >= 18 mm Hg and