Lin and colleagues were surprised that only 10% of the eyes required follow-up glaucoma surgery for pressure control after bleb revision. “Our impression was that this rate would be much higher ...

In glaucoma filtering surgery, “bleb survival is our primary goal,” she said. Dr. Miller-Ellis spoke here at the Ocular Surgery News Symposium, Glaucoma: Improving Your Odds. She advised ...

Despite the emergence of new surgical techniques for the treatment of glaucoma ... One study showed no increase in bleb leaks within 1 month of the surgery, [1] but little is known about late ...

After glaucoma filtering surgery aqueous humour is directed to ... and adverse alterations in the morphology of filtering blebs, as a consequence of phacoemulsification of cataract in eyes ...

reported that early wound leak was related to poor final glaucoma surgery outcome. 29 This is in contrast to the present study in which success appears unaffected by the presence of an early bleb ...

During glaucoma surgery, a flap is created using the patient's own tissue to regulate the outflow of aqueous fluid. A small blister, known as a conjunctival bleb, marks the new surgically created ...

A secondary procedure was needed in 18% of patients, and bleb needling was ... followed by trans-trabecular glaucoma devices, often in conjunction with cataract surgery if needed.

1,2 Consequently, surgeons are increasingly turning towards non-penetrating, bleb-free, minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedures. However, while MIGS procedures appear to be safer than ...

The procedure, also called glaucoma filtration surgery, is done to reduce pressure ... which is filtered through a "bleb" a blisterlike bulge, and eventually absorbed by the blood stream.

During glaucoma surgery, a flap is created using the patient's own tissue to regulate the outflow of aqueous fluid. A small blister, known as a conjunctival bleb, marks the new surgically created ...