Are Trabeculectomy and Cataract Extraction Best Performed Concurrently or Sequentially? Once it is clear that a patient requires both cataract and glaucoma surgery, the decision must be made ...

while some need a second surgery. Trabeculectomy is used for open-angle glaucoma and only takes about one hour in the hospital. During this surgery, the doctor makes a small opening under your ...

Methods A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing simultaneous cataract extraction with trabeculectomy or glaucoma drainage device surgery was performed. The main outcome measure ...

Andrew Iwach, MD, shares how Glaucoma 360 got its start and how today's meeting focuses on innovation that can benefit ...

alongside cataract surgery. Long-term studies have also compared modified canaloplasty with traditional trabeculectomy, another common surgical option for glaucoma. While trabeculectomy ...

Various conditions can cause glaucoma and require different treatment approaches. Surgery can target this ... in cases where conservative measures or trabeculectomy have not been successful.

Failure of the Paul Glaucoma Implant occurred in 8% of cases ... The final hypotony case occurred 3 months after surgery and met failure criteria. Comparatively, patients in a study who received ...

Glaucoma treatments start with drops, which can prove effective for many years. If the drops start to fail then patients can move on to a trabeculectomy, which involves surgery to make a small ...

Treatment for childhood glaucoma includes medications and surgery. Glaucoma treatments help drain excess fluid out of the eye, reducing eye pressure. Medications are generally the main treatment ...