ABSTRACT
Glaucoma is a potentially blinding condition that cannot be easily defined. There are various types of glaucoma which may vary in symptoms from none at all to sudden pain and redness. There is a characteristic optic neuropathy, or damage to the optic nerve, which results in progressive loss of visual field. The most important risk factor is an increase in the intraocular pressure (IOP) secondary to a reduction in the drainage of aqueous fluid from the drainage pathways in the eye, the filtration angle (Kanski 2007, Allingham et al 2011).
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Glaucoma/surgery , Trabeculectomy/methods , Glaucoma/diagnosis , Glaucoma Drainage Implants , Humans , Postoperative Care , Trabeculectomy/adverse effects , Trabeculectomy/nursingSubject(s)
Glaucoma, Open-Angle/surgery , Trabeculectomy/instrumentation , Glaucoma, Open-Angle/diagnosis , Glaucoma, Open-Angle/etiology , Glaucoma, Open-Angle/nursing , Humans , Intraocular Pressure , Operating Room Nursing/methods , Patient Education as Topic , Patient Selection , Perioperative Care/methods , Perioperative Care/nursing , Time Factors , Trabeculectomy/adverse effects , Trabeculectomy/methods , Trabeculectomy/nursing , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To improve the prevention and nursing of complications after non-penetration trabecullar surgery (NPTS) combined with the implant. METHODS: 25 patients (35 eyes) were observed and nursed after they underwent NPTS combined with reticulated hyaluronic acid implant. RESULTS: In 35 eyes, the flat anterior chamber I occurred in 3 eyes, the flat anterior chamber 11 occurred in 2 eyes, and 2 eyes had hyphema in early period after operation. CONCLUSION: It is important to the success of operation that postoperative complications are detected timely, managed and nursed properly.
