Glaucoma neovascular tras la cirugía de cataratas en diabéticosFactores condicionantes

  1. Franco, M.
  2. Cuetos, M.M.
  3. Riaño, M.
  4. Fernández-Vega, L.
  5. Alfonso, J.
Journal:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Year of publication: 1990

Volume: 59

Issue: 1

Pages: 49-54

Type: Article

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Abstract

We carry out a retrospective analysis of 14 eyes (106 patients) with diabetic retinopath. intervened of cataracts, analyzing the incider ce of neovascular glaucoma depending o the surgical technique employed. The risk of the appearance of GNV was SE ven times smaller in patients intervened by extracapsular technique than in the rest (P = 0,003). We analyze other factors that can condition the appearance of GNV appreciating a significant association between this complication the type of retinopathy and the application or not of laser.