Open AccessDeep sclerectomy in glaucoma. Preliminary results
Author(s) -
Brusini Paolo,
Tosoni Claudia
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1999.tb01155.x
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , trabeculectomy , ophthalmology , surgery
The authors report the main intra‐operational problems and difficulties they have found with deep sclerectomy, a new surgical procedure for glaucoma. The early post‐operational complications and the short‐term results are also reported. Deep sclerectomy appears to be a safe and effective procedure in various types of glaucoma patients, but randomized prospective long‐term studies are needed to declare that classical trabeculectomy is out‐moded.