Glaucoma is usually a chronic condition associated with raised intraocular pressure. It leads to progressive damage to the optic nerve. Early stages are usually asymptomatic. But, as the condition ...

Deep sclerectomy with a drainage implant safely and effectively reduces intraocular pressure in patients with medically uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma. Deep sclerectomy with a uveoscleral ...

Photo Essay From Clinic. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images) In 1-year trial, non-penetrating deep sclerectomy that added Ahmed’s suture improved post-op IOP and displayed long-term success marker.

Comparisons of deep sclerectomy and trabeculectomy show the former to have better outcomes and fewer complications in cases where it is indicated. In recent decades, safety concerns have fuelled ...

UK: A new study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology pointed out that laser goniopuncture (LGP) is a reliable technique to rescue eyes in case of failure of deep sclerectomy (DS). However, the ...

A 78-year-old pseudophakic women with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and 6-year history of prior Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) underwent deep sclerectomy for a poorly ...

Aim To describe an extensive scleral excision technique to treat uveal effusion in nanophthalmic eyes. Methods This prospective, interventional series of eight eyes of five consecutive patients with ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery performed with a proprietary platform offers an effective and safer alternative to manual non-penetrating deep sclerectomy procedure for the management of ...

Increased eye pressure is the major risk factor for developing glaucoma (a group of eye diseases that lead to progressive, irreversible damage to the optic nerve (the nerve that transmits visual ...

Twelve-year results of deep sclerectomy with collagen implant have showed a high rate of success. Mean pressure values are at least as good as those obtained after trabeculectomy with a significantly ...

Non‐penetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) is a non‐perforating filtration procedure used for the surgical treatment of medically uncontrolled open angle glaucoma. This procedure was developed in an ...