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Abstract #79936 Published in IGR 20-2
MINIMALLY INVASIVE GLAUCOMA SURGERIES
Orbach A; Lopez G; Berkowitz E; Tiosano BHarefuah 2019; 158: 60-64
The goal of all glaucoma surgery is to lower eye pressure to prevent or reduce damage to the optic nerve. Standard glaucoma surgeries - trabeculectomy, ExPRESS shunts and external tube-shunts like the Ahmed and Baerveldt valves - are major surgeries. While they are very often effective at lowering eye pressure and preventing progression of glaucoma, they have a long list of potential complications. Minimal invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is a group of operations that have been developed in recent years to reduce some of the complications of most standard glaucoma surgeries. MIGS procedures work by using microscopic-sized equipment and tiny incisions. The purpose of this study is to review the available MIGS currently in use, their benefits and limitations.
Ophthalmology Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.
Classification:
12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
