Glaucoma Surgery

Complications

Intraoperative Complications (N = 1029)

2023

The total intraoperative complication rate was 0.8%, consisting mostly of cases of hyphema, and one case each of choroidal hemorrhage and vitreous prolapse.

Postoperative Complications (N = 1029)

2023

The total postoperative complication rate was 1.1%, which included additional surgery (0.6%), aqueous misdirection (0.1%), bleb leak (0.1%), suprachoroidal hemorrhage (0.1%), exchange implant (0.1%), and tube revision (0.1%).