Abstract:Purpose:To determine whether the removal of the inner wall of Schlemm’s canal (external trabeculectomy) improves the effectiveness of a modified method of deep sclerectomy (DS), which we will call “reversed” deep sclerectomy (RDS).Materials and method:We conducted a prospective study of two groups of patients. Group A included 22 eyes of 18 patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG) under maximum medical treatment, which underwent RDS – a modified method of performing DS – with the removal of the inner wall of Sc… Show more
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