ALLMedicine™ Trabeculectomy Center

Jun 25th, 2022 - A 62-year-old woman with stable unilateral glaucoma in the left eye presented for a cataract consultation. In 2010, laser peripheral iridotomies (LPI) were performed on both eyes by a different provider. Her postoperative course was complicated by...

Jun 24th, 2022 - To compare the predictability of intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation using the Barrett Universal II and the SRK/T formulas in eyes undergoing combined cataract surgery and trabeculectomy. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical charts of 56 ...

Jun 14th, 2022 - Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) has a high prevalence and blinding rate in China. The routine first-line treatment of advanced PACG is trabeculectomy, especially in those without cataract. However, due to surgery complications and exhausting...

Jun 2nd, 2022 - Trabeculectomy surgery remains the gold standard incisional glaucoma surgical procedure in many practices, particularly for patients requiring intraocular pressure (IOP) in the low teens or below. However, trabeculectomy surgery is associated with...

Jun 2nd, 2022 - Following glaucoma surgery, patients often experience decreased visual acuity (VA) which can partly be explained by induced changes to the optical properties of the cornea. Corneal astigmatism can be assessed using corneal topography, a non-invasi...

Jun 14th, 2022 - Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) has a high prevalence and blinding rate in China. The routine first-line treatment of advanced PACG is trabeculectomy, especially in those without cataract. However, due to surgery complications and exhausting...

Jun 2nd, 2022 - Following glaucoma surgery, patients often experience decreased visual acuity (VA) which can partly be explained by induced changes to the optical properties of the cornea. Corneal astigmatism can be assessed using corneal topography, a non-invasi...

May 26th, 2022 - The purpose of the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (PTVT) Study is to compare the long-term safety and efficacy of nonvalved tube shunt surgery to trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in eyes that have not had previous ocular surgery.

May 20th, 2022 - Introduction Refractory glaucoma is a complicated type of glaucoma that is characterized by high intraocular pressure (IOP), making it difficult to treat by traditional medical or surgical therapies. Trabeculectomy has shown poor long-term outcome...

May 12th, 2022 - Subjects with normal tension glaucoma that is unstable with current medication needing filtration surgery are recruited in the study. All patients meeting the inclusion criteria and giving informed consent will be randomized to whether having deep...

Jun 1st, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with advanced glaucoma who undergo primary trabeculectomy have lower intraocular pressure (IOP) and similar safety and quality-of-life outcomes as those who receive medical management, according to a randomized...

May 25th, 2021 - Patients with newly diagnosed advanced open-angle glaucoma treated with trabeculectomy or standard medical management had comparable quality of life outcomes following intervention. However, trabeculectomy resulted in a greater reduction of intrao...

Mar 9th, 2021 - With a favorable safety profile and ability to be easily incorporated into practices, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has been welcomed by ophthalmologists. However, MIGS procedures currently are approved by the US Food and Drug Adminis...

Feb 13th, 2018 - Trabeculectomy Outcomes After Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery Alizadeh R, Akil H, Tan J, Law SK, Caprioli J J Glaucoma. 2017 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print] Study Summary Trabeculectomy after failed glaucoma drainage device (GDD) is often thought o...

Nov 16th, 2017 - NEW ORLEANS — In patients requiring cornea transplant who have already had glaucoma surgery, Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) provides better outcomes than Descemet-stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), according to a compari...