Primary Trabeculectomy Surgery Performed by Residents at a County Hospital

Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of trabeculectomies performed by ophthalmology residents at a metropolitan county hospital, under the supervision of attending physicians. Methods A retrospective analysis of resident-performed trabeculectomies at the San Francisco General Hospital from the period of 1994 to 2004 was performed. The preoperative and postoperative ocular data of 50 eyes in 35 patients were evaluated. Of the 50 cases, 47...