Table 1 Overall success rate at final follow-up

From: The last 11 years of Molteno implantation at the University of Cape Town. Refining our indications and surgical technique

Type of glaucoma (n)

6⩽IOP⩽22 no Rx (%)

6⩽IOP⩽22 on Rx (%)

Failure (%)

All patients (162)

30

16

54

Neovascular (84)

25

10

65

Primary open angle (8)

44

28

28

Primary chronic angle closure (2)

 

100

 

Secondary open angle (48)

33

19

48

Secondary angle closure (17)

43

25

31

Developmental (3)

 

34

66

[Trauma (24)]a

[33]a

[17]a

[50]a

  1. aPart of the SOAG group.
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