Studies have documented improved visual function after trabeculectomy (e.g. visual field, contrast sensitivity, ERG, etc..) How sustained are these improvements?
Folgar et al. Effect of successful and partly successful filtering surgery on the velocity of glaucomatous visual field progression.
Journal of Glaucoma. 21:615-8, 2012
Pattern ERG and trabeculometry:
Sehi et al Reversal of retinal ganglion cell dysfunction after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure.
Ophthalmology. 117(12):2329-36, 2010 Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418, USA. [email protected]
Wittstrom et al. ERG and Multifocal ERGS Improved retinal function after trabeculectomy in glaucoma patients. Graefes Archive for Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. 248:485-95, 2010
VEPS PERGS
Spadea, et al PERG and P-VEP after surgical trabeculectomy in primary open-angle European Journal of Ophthalmology. 5(2):92-5, 1995.
Contrast Sensitivity:
Gandolfi, et al Improvement of spatial contrast sensitivity threshold after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure in unilateral high-tension glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(1):197-201, 2005