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Is a trabeculectomy performed on a person in their mid 50s less likely to be successful?

April 26, 2017likely Mid Performed person successful trabeculectomy

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Is a trabeculectomy performed on a person in their mid 50s less likely to be successful?

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Younger people generally have more healing with a trabeculectomy than older patients, and thus the IOPs are usually, repeat usually, not as low on the whole. However, if you are young, you have a lot longer time to get worse, so intervention is crucial. Dr.