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Trabeculectomy: Histological and Clinical Comparisons of the Anterior and Posterior Approaches
Author(s) -
Taylor H. R.,
Maclean H.,
Carroll Nanette,
Crock G. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1976.tb00869.x
Subject(s) - trabeculectomy , bleb (medicine) , schlemm's canal , glaucoma , medicine , ophthalmology , intraocular pressure , trabecular meshwork
Summary T rabeculectomy is an effective surgical method for controlling glaucoma. Histological examination of operative specimens can be performed most effectively with scanning electron microscopy. An anterior approach has been developed and described, which is easier and safer to perform than the posterior approach, and is equally effective in pressure control. Neither removal of the canal of Schlemm, nor bleb formation are prerequisites for intra‐ocular pressure control. The peri‐operative use of antiglaucoma treatment did not affect long‐term results.