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Abstract #24293 Published in IGR 11-3
Trabecular meshwork bypass surgery for glaucoma
Dietlein TS; Schild A; Rosentreter A; Jordan JF; Krieglstein GKOphthalmologe 2009; 106: 161-163
The outflow facility of the glaucomatous eye can be significantly enhanced by opening Schlemm's canal to the anterior chamber. Surgical options for this approach include mechanical procedures, laser surgery, microbipolar cauterization and intracanalicular microstents. Especially in the area of combined cataract-glaucoma surgery these procedures are valuable options owing to their limited intraoperative and postoperative risk profiles. However, trabeculectomy with mitomycin C must still be regarded as the superior surgical option for glaucoma, which requires a low target pressure if combined surgery is unnecessary.
Dr. T.S. Dietlein, Zentrum fur Augenheilkunde, Universitat Koln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9, Koln 50931, Germany. Thomas.Dietlein@uk-koeln.de
Classification:
12.1 General management, indication (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
