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PURPOSE: To introduce the use of the Kahook Dual Blade in the treatment of juvenile open-angle glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A 14-year-old male was presented with juvenile open-angle glaucoma in the left eye. Ab interno trabeculectomy was performed using a dual-blade device. RESULTS: Intraocular pressure was reduced from 28 to 15 mmHg in the left eye after 18 months. There were no complications. CONCLUSION: Dual blade ab interno trabeculectomy is a promising alternate to goniotomy in the treatment of juvenile open-angle glaucoma.
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Full article9.1.2 Juvenile glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
12.9 Trabeculotomy, goniotomy (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)