Deep Sclerectomy: Safety and Efficacy

Deep Sclerectomy is a non penetrating surgical procedure for the treatment of open angle glaucoma. In this article we will describe the surgical technique, the indications for surgery and will review the scientific literature on surgical outcome following this procedure. We will also discuss the imp...

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Autores principales: Varga, Zsolt, Shaarawy, Tarek
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
Materias:
Symposium - Glaucoma
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2813598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20142976
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.56223
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description Deep Sclerectomy is a non penetrating surgical procedure for the treatment of open angle glaucoma. In this article we will describe the surgical technique, the indications for surgery and will review the scientific literature on surgical outcome following this procedure. We will also discuss the important role played by antimetabolites, implants and the use of gonipuncture to achieve the desired IOP reduction.
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spelling pubmed-28135982010-02-08 Deep Sclerectomy: Safety and Efficacy Varga, Zsolt Shaarawy, Tarek Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol Symposium - Glaucoma Deep Sclerectomy is a non penetrating surgical procedure for the treatment of open angle glaucoma. In this article we will describe the surgical technique, the indications for surgery and will review the scientific literature on surgical outcome following this procedure. We will also discuss the important role played by antimetabolites, implants and the use of gonipuncture to achieve the desired IOP reduction. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC2813598/ /pubmed/20142976 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.56223 Text en © Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Deep Sclerectomy: Safety and Efficacy
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title_short Deep Sclerectomy: Safety and Efficacy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2813598/
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