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The Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy study (pTVT) showed trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C achieved lower intraocular pressure with use of fewer glaucoma medications compared with tube shunt surgery without mitomycin-C at 1 year. IOP intraocular pressure, POAG primary open angle glaucoma, RR relative risk, NNT number needed to treat, MD mean deviation.
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Mantzari, T., Khella, M., Henein, C. et al. Infographic: Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study (PTVT). Eye 35, 3183–3184 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01435-y
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