[Glaucoma Drainage Devices: Tube versus Trabeculectomy Study].

[Glaucoma Drainage Devices: Tube versus Trabeculectomy Study].
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2017 Jan 13;:
Authors: Rosentreter A, Strzalkowski P, Bula AM, Alnawaiseh M
Abstract
While trabeculectomy with mitomycin C has previously been the gold standard in penetrating glaucoma surgery, glaucoma drainage implants used early within glaucoma surgery were examined in the course of the tube versus trabeculectomy (TVT) study. Glaucoma drainage implants are now being used earlier, as materials are tissue-compatible and surgery has been improved. While in the past, the use of such implants was often carried out after multiple preoperations, implants are now being used at an earlier stage. Glaucoma drainage implants are typically still used in the pseudophakic eye, where 1-2 glaucoma preoperations (e.g. trabeculectomy) have already been performed.
PMID: 28086256 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - January 16, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd Source Type: research