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SUBMITTER: Le JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437719 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Le Jimmy T JT Bicket Amanda K AK Wang Lin L Li Tianjing T
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20190328
<h4>Background</h4>Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. In early stages, glaucoma results in progressive loss of peripheral (side) vision; in later stages, it results in loss of central vision leading to blindness. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only known modifiable risk factor for glaucoma. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) techniques, such as ab interno trabecular bypass surgery with iStent (Glaukos Corporation, Laguna Hills, CA, USA), have be ...[more]