New Advances in Glaucoma Surgery : Alternatives to Standard Trabeculectomy
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Innovations in glaucoma surgery from Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Trabeculectomy surgery is the current standard of care in glaucoma for achieving a low target intraocular pressure if medical therapy is not adequate. Augmentation of trabeculectomy with antimetabolites brought a revolutionary change in the long-term success rates of trabeculectomy, but along with it came a plethora of complications. There still is a big window for therapeutic innovations on th...
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