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A prospective, nonrandomized, controlled, phase 1 clinical trial was conducted to evaluate use of the scleral expansion band for lowering elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with ocular hypertension or primary open-angle glaucoma. The procedure lowered IOP by increasing outflow.
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This article was published in the Winter 2001 issue of Annals of Ophthalmology.
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Rifkind, A.W., Yablonski, M.E. & Shuster, J.J. Effect of scleral expansion band on ocular hypertension: Canadian phase 1 study. Compr Ther 27, 333–340 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12019-001-0032-2
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