Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of trabeculectomy with or without mitomycin-C (MMC) in the management of glaucoma in aphakia and pseudophakia following congenital cataract surgery.

A trabeculectomy is a medical procedure that can relieve pressure in the eyes, which is associated with glaucoma. It involves making a small hole in the eye that allows excess fluid to drain, ...

Trabeculectomy after failed glaucoma drainage device (GDD) is often thought of as a poor choice due to the possibility of violated conjunctiva leading to failure of the trabeculectomy. Thus, no large ...

The gold standard of surgical management of patients with open-angle glaucoma is trabeculectomy with an adjunctive antifibrotic agent. Although bleb-forming surgeries reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) ...

The goal of glaucoma surgery should be the preservation of visual function, the avoidance of sight-threatening complications, and the preservation of the quality of life of the patient. Curiously, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately 3 million Americans carry the diagnosis of glaucoma. At 5 years after diagnosis, approximately 5% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Trabeculectomy, the most commonly performed glaucoma surgical procedure, is effective in lowering IOP in ...

Did you know about an eye condition that can lead to blindness if left untreated? Glaucoma, an ocular condition, causes harm to the optic nerve, the link between the eye and the brain. It is a ...

Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide, is a progressive disorder characterised by irreversible damage to the optic nerve, primarily due to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). While ...

Surgery isn’t usually the first step to treat glaucoma, but it may save your vision if other treatments don’t work. Glaucoma is a condition in which there is optic nerve damage or the threat of damage ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of people getting a certain type of glaucoma surgery may suffer from temporary, sometimes severe vision loss afterwards, suggests a new study. A smaller ...