March 13, 2012 (New York, New York) — Two recent studies have found bleb needling after trabeculectomy and after implantation with a glaucoma filtration device to be effective and relatively free from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Needling a previously viable bleb conserves the conjunctiva and allows faster recovery and fewer complications ...

A modified bleb needling procedure performed in the operating room can reduce or maintain a target IOP for patients with uncontrolled IOP, according to a study. Needling of a scarred trabeculectomy ...

In consecutive glaucoma patients undergoing trabeculectomy, phacotrabeculectomy, and needling revision by the same surgeon (CT) during the study period of 3 months, 0. 03 ml of TA (Kenacort-A IM, ...

Scientists have developed an innovative way to combat post-surgical scarring for glaucoma patients. A clinical trial has shown that the use of a new drug delivery method has resulted in 40 percent ...

Although a relatively safe procedure that can be performed in the outpatient setting, it is not without risk of serious complications. Reported adverse events include hypotony with serous choroidal ...

The postoperative course following trabeculectomy can be very unpredictable. Often, despite an uncomplicated surgery, there is still failure of the filtering bleb. Failure can occur as a result of ...

Efficacy is higher for the Xen 45 gel stent implant as a standalone procedure than combined with cataract surgery. The Xen 45 gel stent implant provides effective, long-term treatment for open-angle ...

An innovative way to combat post-surgical scarring for glaucoma patients was developed by scientists at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). A ...