Chirurgische Möglichkeiten der Glaukomtherapie

Abstract

During the last few years, there has been a considerable capacity of innovations in glaucoma surgery owing to new micro-stents increasing the aqueous outflow via transscleral routes, via the trabecular meshwork or the suprachoroidal space. These interventions can be easily performed in combination with small-incision cataract surgery. Even the well-known filtering procedures, trabeculectomy and drainage device surgery, formerly perceived as being outdated, re-achieve better reputation owing to refinements in surgical technique and improved surgical experience. Although enthusiasm is understandable, considering the technical advances, we must wait for clinical long-term results and compare the new procedures with the established ones.

A comparative study of cystoid macula edema following glaucoma drainage device surgery versus trabeculectomy

“…Data were retrieved from the patients' files: Clinical data on patients’ medical history including ophthalmologic diagnoses, previous eye surgery, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), topical medication, epidemiologic data, results of visual field testing and preoperative and postoperative high-resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging of the macula were collected from patients’ files. At our center we used Ahmed and Baerveldt implants as GDDs in the stated period [ 15 ]. Both implant types were routinely occluded by an absorbable suture to prevent hypotony in the early postoperative phase.…”