Experiences with

Trabeculectomy

I’m due to have a trabeculectomy in a few weeks. As a keen ( mainly open water) swimmer I have been told that I can’t swim for several weeks after the surgery. Online reading and the glaucoma UK trabeculectomy information booklet confirmed this.

, Matthew started a YouTube channel called the ‘Glaucoma Pirates’ to raise awareness On his You Tube channel 'Glaucoma Pirates', he has posted a number of videos, some relating to his Trabeculectomy and follow up treatment/procedures which follow his journey.

I wake up with light refraction in my eye as I look at the clock, when I shut my left eye, I see nothing but blurring. I’m getting used to my normal daily activities and use my distance glasses when I’m outdoors. I am lucky that I have good left vision , so I can still do my painting and craftwork.

I had this procedure done 5 days ago. Although my eye feels fine ( a bit blurred) I would like to know if others feel that it’s been worth it. I am 72 and already had lost some vision in that eye. Fortunately my other eye is still good.

I am booked in tomorrow morning to have some stitches re-inserted into my Trabeculectomy bleb. I have had two months of blurred vision due to very low pressure (4/5). I’m keen to get a positive result here.

Hi, I had cataract surgery and a Trabeculectomy 5 days ago and want to know if I can wash my hair yet??

Hello, I have advanced normal tension glaucoma and despite various interventions eye pressures remain normal which is higher than my consultant would like so I’m on the list for a trabeculectomy. I would love to hear from anyone with ntg who has had a trab and what the outcome was. Thank you

I had a trabeculectomy in my left eye on 16th September. For the first week my eye was sore and uncomfortable, which I am sure is normal. At my 2nd follow up appointment my surgeon put in a bandaged contact lens due to a small leak from one of the sutures.

On the third morning I had a bloodied area on the white of my right 'trabeculectomy' eye.According to the optician I saw today it's just a subconjunctival haemorrhage. But I'm not prone to these, and my eye has not looked this bad, even after the trab surgery in June.

Had right eye trabeculectomy in 2019 and that eye has been fairly stable since. The left eye had a XEN implant In 2019, cataract surgery in 2022, retinal detachment in 2023, and selective laser trabeculectomy in July 2024.

I am finding it difficult to find any info of how to take care of myself ie washing hair, bending etc. there is plenty of info on aftercare after a Trabeculectomy not so on a Trabeculotomy.

I wrote on here over a week ago about my injury leading to a trabeculectomy in December. My eye pressure has dropped to 7 and now 2, after the surgery.

This is 5 weeks after my trabeculectomy was performed. Still very blurred vision in that eye and on maxidex drops 4 times a day. At least the excessive liquid in my eye has abated although I still wake with haloes in my eye. I need to keep positive that everything is working out for me.

I am extremely anxious about my upcoming trabeculectomy and am almost at the point of declining treatment and let nature take its course. I have done a huge amount of research and also had a private consultation and remain unconvinced that this is the correct course of action for me.

Has anybody had an experience with the blurry eye after surgery or pls share your experience with cataract surgery as it reflects on the trabeculectomy surgery? I would love to know if it was successful and the blurry vision disappeared. Thx

I was diagnosed with advanced glaucoma in June 2024 and told I need to have a trabeculectomy in both eyes. I was completely devastated, especially as 6 months ago I had open heart surgery to have an aortic valve replacement.

I had a trabeculectomy in January and had needling done 13 days ago. My pressure dropped to 1 and I was prescribed Atropine drops. It rose to 2 a few days later but not much improvement.

I had my 1st trabeculectomy 8 weeks ago and the vision in my left eye is still very blurry. I am due to have a trab in my right eye a week tomorrow (on 18th Nov). Although my consultant is pleased with my progress, I am really concerned that it will be very debilitating if I go ahead with the op.

I've had a trabeculectomy in each eye and have been taking two types of eye drops for years now. My pressures are stable, but my field tests are getting worse.

Has anyone developed a very diffuse bleb after trabeculectomy, spreading round the side of the eye? I had right eye trab 11 weeks ago . Pressure 4 at check up 4 weeks ago.