Early Aqueous Suppressant Therapy on Hypertensive Phase Following Glaucoma Drainage Device Procedure: A Randomized Prospective Trial.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the effect of early aqueous suppression (therapy) on hypertensive phase (HP) and intraocular pressure (IOP) control after implantation of silicone Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV).

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent AGV implantation were randomized to initiate therapy (including β-blockers, α-agonists, or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors) when postoperative IOP>10 mm Hg (low-IOP initiation group) or >17 mm Hg (moderate-IOP initiation group). HP was defined as an IOP>21 mm Hg during the first 6 postoperative months, after an initial IOP reduction to <22 mm Hg in the first postoperative week.

Long-term outcomes of resident- versus attending-performed primary trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in a United States residency program.

Purpose: To evaluate long-term outcomes of primary trabeculectomy with mitomycin C performed by ophthalmology residents.

Design: Cohort study and case-matched comparison.

Methods: setting: Residency program.