Purpose:To determine the outcome of trabeculectomy in African countries. Design: This is a review of literature for trabeculectomy conducted in Africa from 2000 to December 2012. Methods: We conducted an electronic search from the following databases: PubMed, Science Direct, Google, and Google scholar websites for the articles of original studies on trabeculectomy conducted in Africa. Results: A total of 109 articles, published from 2000 to December 2012 were retrieved. Only 12 articles met our inclusion criteria and were included in the study. The follow-up duration ranged from 6 months to 60 months. The post-trabeculectomy IOP range was 10 mmHg to 22 mmHg with rates varying from 61.8% to 90%. The visual acuity was unchanged among 19% to 30% of the participants in the last follow-up, and the improvement rate was 36% to 81.5% while those whose condition worsened ranged from 8.9% to 30.8%. The cup-disc ratio was ≤0.5 in 13% and ≥0.8 in 83% of the participants. The failure rate of the c/d ratio was 0.9 and it increased by 0.027 units. There was a follow-up of only one study on the visual field. Conclusion: Trabeculectomy with or without application of antimetabolite appears to be a good way to lowering the IOP in Africa. In addition, the combined effect of trabeculectomy and cataract surgery produces visual benefits for the patients. c/d ratio = cup-disc ratio; IOP = intraocular pressure; VA = visual acuity; 5FU = 5 fluorouracil; MMC = mitomycin C; POAG = primary open angle glaucoma; NTG = normal tension glaucoma. 82 participants. Outcome of the cup-disc (c/d) ratio and the visual field post-operative. The follow-up of the c/d was only found in 3 studies. In these cases, the c/d ratio was ≤0.5 in 13% and ≥0.8 in 83%. There was a failure on the c/d ratio of 0.9 and this increased by 0.027 units [23]. And for the visual field, there was a follow-up for only one study.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the central corneal thickness (CCT) for non-glaucomatous and glaucomatous subjects in Sub-Saharan Africans (SSA)
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