Intermediate Term Follow-up of Intraocular Pressure after Mitomycin-C Augmented Viscocanalostomy in Young Asian Patients with Glaucoma Da-Wen LuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Purpose: The goal of glaucoma surgery is to decrease intraocular pressure with minimal complications. Non-penetrating glaucoma surgeries have recently been advocated to decrease possible postoperative complications; however, their Patients and Methods: Thirty two eyes of 25 young patients (younger than 40 years) who underwent mitomycin-C augmented viscocanalostomy to lower intraocular pressure were enrolled in this study. Best-corrected visual acuity, anterior chamber status, intraocular pressure, and fundus examinations were compared before and after surgery. Asian J Ophthalmol 2001;3(2):3-5
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