Three-year follow-up of the tube versus trabeculectomy study.

摘要

The 3-year results of the tube versus trabeculectomy (TVT) Study have concluded that tube shunt surgery had higher success compared to trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, and the incidence of complications was greater in the trabeculectomy group. The accompanying editorial states that "success rates in the tube shunt group must be tempered by jaded cynicism.