Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba

Introduction: Glaucoma is one of the nosologic entities with more prevalence and constitutes one of the main causes of blindness in the developed world. The intraocular pressure is the only risk factor that can be controlled and is associated with the presence and progression of the disease. Object...

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Main Authors: Yargelis González Orza, Tania Yelina Silva Shill, Lídice Quiala Alayo, Lesbia Eloina Rodríguez Báez, Alexi Verdecia Martínez
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2024-02-01
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Online Access:https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4695
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author Yargelis González Orza
Tania Yelina Silva Shill
Lídice Quiala Alayo
Lesbia Eloina Rodríguez Báez
Alexi Verdecia Martínez
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Tania Yelina Silva Shill
Lídice Quiala Alayo
Lesbia Eloina Rodríguez Báez
Alexi Verdecia Martínez
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description Introduction: Glaucoma is one of the nosologic entities with more prevalence and constitutes one of the main causes of blindness in the developed world. The intraocular pressure is the only risk factor that can be controlled and is associated with the presence and progression of the disease. Objective: To describe the evolution of patients operated by means of trabeculectomy technique. Methods: An observational descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 128 patients with simple chronic glaucoma operated by means of trabeculectomy technique was carried out in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2017 to June, 2019. For this purpose, the following variables were analyzed: age, sex, skin color, preoperative and postoperative visual acuteness, intraocular pressure before and after the operation, as well as postoperative complications. Results: There was a prevalence of male sex (69.5%), 60-69 age group (44.5%) and black skin color (53.1%). Hypertension was the most frequent associated disease and the ocular hypertension was the fundamental risk factor; meanwhile, the main postoperative complication was the hyphema. Conclusions: With trabeculectomy was possible to control ocular tension in most of the patients and the complications that were presented in some of them did not interfere in their clinical course. This technique made it possible to reduce the irreversible damage caused by ocular hypertension of the optic nerve and, consequently, to prevent blindness.
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spelling doaj.art-358c394a8e51446992a5a5efd33f36c22024-03-25T17:59:38ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192024-02-01281e4695e46951352Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de CubaYargelis González Orza0Tania Yelina Silva Shill1Lídice Quiala Alayo2Lesbia Eloina Rodríguez Báez3Alexi Verdecia Martínez4Policlínico Comunitario Alberto Fernández Montes de Oca. San Luis, Santiago de CubaHospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso. Santiago de CubaHospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso. Santiago de CubaHospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso. Santiago de CubaHospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso. Santiago de CubaIntroduction: Glaucoma is one of the nosologic entities with more prevalence and constitutes one of the main causes of blindness in the developed world. The intraocular pressure is the only risk factor that can be controlled and is associated with the presence and progression of the disease. Objective: To describe the evolution of patients operated by means of trabeculectomy technique. Methods: An observational descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 128 patients with simple chronic glaucoma operated by means of trabeculectomy technique was carried out in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2017 to June, 2019. For this purpose, the following variables were analyzed: age, sex, skin color, preoperative and postoperative visual acuteness, intraocular pressure before and after the operation, as well as postoperative complications. Results: There was a prevalence of male sex (69.5%), 60-69 age group (44.5%) and black skin color (53.1%). Hypertension was the most frequent associated disease and the ocular hypertension was the fundamental risk factor; meanwhile, the main postoperative complication was the hyphema. Conclusions: With trabeculectomy was possible to control ocular tension in most of the patients and the complications that were presented in some of them did not interfere in their clinical course. This technique made it possible to reduce the irreversible damage caused by ocular hypertension of the optic nerve and, consequently, to prevent blindness.https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4695glaucomahipematrabeculectomíapresión intraocular.
spellingShingle Yargelis González Orza
Tania Yelina Silva Shill
Lídice Quiala Alayo
Lesbia Eloina Rodríguez Báez
Alexi Verdecia Martínez
Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba
Medisan
glaucoma
hipema
trabeculectomía
presión intraocular.
title Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba
title_full Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba
title_fullStr Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba
title_full_unstemmed Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba
title_short Evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the Ophthalmology Center of Santiago de Cuba
title_sort evolution of patients operated by trabeculectomy in the ophthalmology center of santiago de cuba
topic glaucoma
hipema
trabeculectomía
presión intraocular.
url https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4695
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