Use of Various Glaucoma Surgeries and Procedures in Medicare Beneficiaries from 1994 to 2012

Trends in operating room-based glaucoma procedures in France from 2005 to 2014: a nationwide study

“…A noticeable increase was also observed for aqueous shunts, although the total number remains very low compared with trabeculectomy or deep sclerectomy. These overall trends are very similar to those reported recently in Scotland, England and Wales,15 in Australia16 and in the USA 17…”

“…We took into consideration a limited age range,17 and all age groups, as has already been reported 15. We acknowledge several limitations to this study.…”

Glaucoma laser and surgical procedure rates in Australia

“…There are several possible explanations for this observation. First, an ageing population combined with longer life expectancy would be expected to increase the number of people requiring a second procedure in their lifetime 20. Additionally, a trend towards more aggressive IOP lowering in advanced disease, improved success rates with the introduction of antimetabolites and improvements in surgical technique may have contributed to the observed increase in secondary procedures.…”

Development of an adjustable suture for trabeculectomy

“…In particular, trabeculectomy is one of the common surgical techniques for treating glaucoma. [3,4] In trabeculaectomy, surgeons create a fistula between the anterior chamber of the eye and the subconjunctival space, which allows for low resistance aqueous humor outflow. The fistula is fashioned beneath a trapdoor-like scleral flap, which provides a small amount of resistance in order to avoid excessive lowering of the IOP.…”