[Trabeculectomy in buphthalmos]

The author presents the results of 25 trabeculectomies performed for buphthalmos. The first operation normalized tension in 16 eyes. Reoperation was required in 1 out of 5 cases. Pressure was regulated in 100% of the favorable and 43% of the unfavorable cases. The authors experience has shown that trabeculectomy is an effective anti-buphthalmos operation, though the result depends to a large extent on the state of the affected eye. It is important to carry out the operation if possible in the first ten months of life, and by the end of the first year at the latest.