Newer Surgical Options for Glaucoma

This article reviews the primary challenges of developing a successful glaucoma surgery and the recent advancements in glaucoma laser and surgeries.Recent FindingsRecent surgical modalities have been designed to target eye inflow or outflow system. The advancements in their designs are based on detailed knowledge about eye fluidic system. These new developments have been associated with higher success rate and lower complications. More detailed investigations are currently being conducted regarding the long-term safety and repeatability of these interventions.SummaryAdvanced surgical modalities have shown promising results in modulating IOP, minimizing the complications, lessening the exaggerated inflammatory-fibrotic response, and reducing the number of post-surgical medications.
Source: Current Ophthalmology Reports - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research