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SUBMITTER: Wang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4715269 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Xue X Khan Rabeea R Coleman Anne A
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20151201 12
<h4>Background</h4>Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that leads to vision loss and blindness. It is the second most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The main treatment for glaucoma aims to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) in order to slow or prevent further vision loss. IOP can be lowered with medications, and laser or incisional surgeries. Trabeculectomy is the most common incisional surgical procedure to treat glaucoma. Device-modified trabeculectomy is intended to improve drai ...[more]