Abstract
Non-penetrating procedures have recently gained attention within the scientific community. An at times fierce debate concerning their role as a successor to the gold standard, trabeculectomy, has revolved around its relative effectiveness in short-to medium-term intraocular pressure control. Several controlled clinical trials, comparing both surgical procedures in terms of long-term IOP control, safety, and visual outcomes are underway and some short-to medium-term results are already available [4, 14]. However, we must remember that the goal of any glaucoma surgery is: (a) to reach the “guess” timated target IOP in the individual patient, (b) without threatening the patient’s visual function, and (c) at a sustainable cost for the community. We will discuss what penetrating and non-penetrating surgery can offer.
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Gandolfi, S.A., Cimino, L. (2004). Non-penetrating vs Penetrating Surgery of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. In: Glaucoma. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18633-2_14
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