Publications by authors named "Dmitrii I Iakushev"
Purpose: To investigate latent conjunctival Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Bacteroides fragilis (BF) infections as potential risk factors for posttrabeculectomy bleb failure.
Patients And Methods: This retrospective observational study included 50 primary open-angle glaucoma eyes of 50 patients who were submitted to trabeculectomy without cytostatics from September 2010 to June 2011 and were followed up for at least a year. Preoperatively, conjunctival scrapings were taken and their specimens subjected to polymerase chain reaction, direct fluorescent assay and cell culture testing for CT, and culture for BF on blood agar medium.