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Some ophthalmology practices continue to spend the time and cost necessary to fully drape the operative microscope despite the lack of studies in the literature to support this action. Our findings are the first to suggest that ophthalmic operating microscopes do not pose a significant risk for bacterial or fungal contamination of the surgical field and hence routine microscope draping may not be necessary. References

Punch trabeculectomy is a rapid and effective method of controlling IOP. The complication rate is moderate and mainly transient.