Complications After Trabeculectomy and Current Strategies – Literature Review
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Oddział Okulistyki Dorosłych Uniwersyteckiego Centrum Klinicznego im. prof. K. Gibińskiego Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
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Klinika Okulistyki Katedry Okulistyki Wydziału Nauk Medycznych w Katowicach Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
Publication date: 2024-02-07
Ophthalmology 2022;(2):11-15
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Glaucoma is the first cause of blindness in Europe and over the world. The purposes of its treatment are lowering intraocular pressure. For patients who have visual potential, conventional glaucoma surgery such as trabeculectomy is frequently performed. The most common failures of it are associated with functioning of the filtering bleb, which causes inappropriate filtration and ultimately hypotony or increased intraocular pressure. Prevention or good treatment of complications after trabeculectomy is necessary to achieve long-term success of anti-glaucoma surgery.