Table 1 Studies on surgical interventions in pediatric uveitic glaucoma – success rates

Kanski and McAllister,’85 [23]

Trabeculo- dialysis

43% CPC^b,37% filtration surgery

30

23

16 (4–36)^c

 < 22

C: 0

Q: no limitation

1

C: 17%

Q: 60%

Freedman et al.,’02 [9]

Goniotomy

no

16

12

15 (6.5–30)^c

 < 22, > 5

no limitation

1–2

no adverse events

1x: 72%^d

2x: 79%

1x: 54%^d

2x: 75%

1x:54%^d

2x:75%

Ho et al.,’04 [20, 21]

Goniotomy

few cases had a TE before

40

31

10.3 ± 4.7^e

 < 22, > 5

no limitation

1–3

 > 1x:92%

1x: 61%^d

 > 1x: 92%

1: 47%^d

 > 1x:81%

Bohnsack and Freedman,’13 [24]

Goniotomy

no

31

31

10.9 ± 4.4^e

 < 22, > 5

no limitation

1–2

no adverse events

1x: 76%^d

2x: 83%

1x: 57%^d

2x: 79%

1x: 48%^d

2x: 69%

Wang et al.,’16 [25]

Trabeculo-tomy

18% goniotomy

7% Ahmed implant

28

22

9.7 ± 3.6^e

 < 22, > 5

no limitation

1–2

1x: 81%^d

2x: 86%

1x: 69%^d

2x: 77%

Heinz et al.,’11 [26]

TE^f

88% CPC^b

16

16

12.7 ± 3.8

 < 22, > 5

C: 0

Q: no limitation

1

C: 88%

Q: 94%

Wiese et al., ‘14 + ’16 [19, 27]

TE^f

61% CPC^b

21

17

13.8 ± 4^e

 < 15, > 5

C: 0

Q: no limitation

1

C: 55%

Q: 70%

C: 38%

Q: 71%

Leinonen et al.,’15 [28]

TE^f

24% CPC^b, 7% viscocanalostomy

15^d

14^f

15^d

14^f

11.8 (6.3–20.4)^g,c

11.0 (3.1–16.8)^c,h

 < 22, > 5

0

1

73%^g

57%^h

73%^g

16%^h

Gautam et al.,’18 [6]

TE^f

no

13

9

 ≤ 16

 < 22, > 5

C: 0

Q: no limitation

1

C: 54%^i

Q: 23%

Valimaki et al., ‘97 [29]

Molteno shunt

52% TE^h, 22% CPC^b

27

19

15.3 ± 8.7 ^e

 < 22, > 5

No more as used pre-op^j

1

no loss of light perception

95%

89%

Chen et al.,’15 [22]

Ahmed implant

24

9.0 ± 3.8 ^e

 < 22, > 5 + 20% IOP reduction

no limitation

1 + revision of GDI accepted

no adverse events

75%

Wiese et al.,’16 [19]

Ahmed implant

54% TE^h, 45% CPC^b, 27% goniotomy

11

11

17.8 ± 6.1^e

 < 15, > 5

0

1

Eksioglu et al., ‘17 [30]

Ahmed implant

25% TE^h

16

11

14.2 ± 3.3^e

 < 22, > 5

C: 0

Q: no limitation

1 + small revisions accepted

C: 56%

C: 38%

Q: 44%

Heinz et al., ‘06 [31]

CPC procedure

no

19

12

10.9 ± 3.4^e

 < 22

C: 0

Q: no limitation

1–3

C: 0%

Q: 32%