Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation
IIC Aqueous Humor Reduction Procedure 36 Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation Ramya N. Swamy, Vikas Chopra, and Brian A. Francis The Procedure The objective of most glaucoma surgery is to improve aqueous outflow….
Structure and Mechanisms of Uveoscleral Outflow
IB Uveoscleral Outflow 9 Structure and Mechanisms of Uveoscleral Outflow Alex Huang and Robert N. Weinreb Astute observations led to the notion that there were separate drainage routes for aqueous…
Trabecular Bypass: iStent
28 Trabecular Bypass: iStent John P. Berdahl, Christine L. Larsen, and Thomas W. Samuelson Case Presentation A 69-year-old man presented for a second opinion regarding surgical intervention for relatively well-controlled…
Structure and Mechanisms of Aqueous Production
IC Aqueous Production 13 Structure and Mechanisms of Aqueous Production Sruthi Sampathkumar and Carol B. Toris Aqueous humor, its production and drainage (Fig. 13.1), are essential for maintaining the normal…
Phacoemulsification Cataract Extraction
IIA Trabecular Outflow Procedures 22 Phacoemulsification Cataract Extraction Anjum Cheema and Kuldev Singh Case Presentation A 60-year-old woman with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) presents with worsening visual acuity in both…
Imminent Replacements for Trabeculectomy
21 Imminent Replacements for Trabeculectomy Paul Palmberg Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) may soon be obsolete, as operations that appear to be as safe and are far more effective should…
Trabecular Bypass: Hydrus
30 Trabecular Bypass: Hydrus Husam Ansari and Reay H. Brown The Hydrus microstent (Ivantis, Inc., Irvine, CA) is a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device designed to lower the intraocular…
Canaloplasty
IIB Uveoscleral Outflow Procedures 32 Canaloplasty Mahmoud A. Khaimi and Andrew K. Bailey Traditional glaucoma surgical procedures such as trabeculectomy, although very effective in lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP), may…
360-Degree Ab Interno Trabeculotomy
27 360-Degree Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Steven R. Sarkisian, Jr. and Evan Allan Case Presentation An 80-year-old man presents to clinic with controlled intraocular pressure (IOP) in the mid-teens on two…
Structure and Mechanisms of Subconjunctival Outflow
ID Subconjunctival Filtration 17 Structure and Mechanisms of Subconjunctival Outflow Tony Wells and Michael A. Coote Why Include Subconjunctival Filtration in a Book About Alternative Glaucoma Surgery Approaches? Glaucoma surgery…
