Surgical Control of Glaucoma in the Negro*

Racial differences in the results of glaucoma filtration surgery: are racial differences in the conjunctival cell profile important?

“…'3-' [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Although surgical success in black patients has been reported to be greater by some groups 32 3436 than others,' 1424 it is generally accepted that the success of glaucoma filtration surgery in black patients is not as high as with white patients. Comparisons made between studies can be misleading for various reasons such as varying criteria for success, diagnostic categories, follow up periods, and operating facilities or techniques.…”

“…Sixty eight British patients with glaucoma were attending Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, and 22 African patients with glaucoma were from the Eye Hospital, Lunsar, Sierra Leone. Forty five of the British patients were whites and the remaining 23 were black patients of Afro-Caribbean origin.…”

Beta irradiation: new uses for an old treatment: a review

“…He reported that 'post operative beta radiation gave encouraging results, and was worthy of further trial'. 25 A further report by Cohen et al 57 using a 90 Sr emitter showed success in eight of 10 patients. Cameron 58 reported success in a small series from Australia on patients that had previously failed surgery.…”

“…Iliff suggested that beta radiation may be particularly useful in ophthalmology in 1947, following from an earlier report by Burnam; however, its usefulness was limited by the need to use naturally occurring radon seeds. [25][26][27] Friedell was the first to describe the clinical use of a 90 Sr source in 1950. It was suggested for a variety of uses including treatment of superficial tumours, vernal conjunctivitis, tuberculosis, and corneal vascularisation.…”

Comparative study of Watson's and Cairns's trabeculectomies in a Black population with open angle glaucoma.

“…The eventual success rate of 91 6 % is comparable with that found in Whites, and the results were similar with both methods.Conflicting results have been obtained by different authors with filtering operations in Black populations (Iliff, 1944;Berson et al, 1966; Welsh, 1969;and Luntz, 1965). Similarly when reviewing trabecu-…”