Use of prednisone for choroidal detachment after trabeculectomy

INTERVENTION: Oral prednisone 1 mg/kg daily for 7 days followed by a progressive reduction of 10 mg every 7 days. Patients in the placebo group received similar capsules containing starch for the same duration as the intervention group. Duration of the treatment ranged from 4 to 7 weeks. CONDITION: Choroidal detachment after trabeculectomy ; Eye Diseases ; Other disorders of choroid PRIMARY OUTCOME: Choroidal detachment resolution. Indirect ophthalmoscopy and ocular ultrasonography (B‐mode) were performed weekly to evaluate the choroidal detachment until total reattachment of the choroid. The main outcome measure was the time elapsed between the detection of detachment and total reattachment of the choroid. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Intra‐ocular pressure, evaluated every 5 days. INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Both males and females, older then 18 years old 2. Primary open or narrow angle glaucoma submitted to trabeculectomy that developed choroidal detachment 3. Choroidal detachment should be diagnosed during the first two weeks after surgery 4. Choroidal detachment should be exudative by ultra‐sound