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Tube surgery techniques
Author(s) -
Gandolfi S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.02121
Subject(s) - tube (container) , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , general surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering
Summary Tube surgery has has moved from the bottom line in the glaucoma treament stepladder, to be more conveniently placed as a surgical first‐line option. This presentation will focus on (a) the mechanisms of action of tubes, (b) the most recent scientific evidences on efficacy and safety of tube surgery and (c) the technical still unmet needs to be addressed in the near future.