Full Description
This concise book presents the latest non-penetrating surgical techniques for glaucoma and combined cataract and glaucoma surgery. Professor Mermoud and Dr Shaaraway have assembled an international team of contributors to offer their expertise on this increasingly used technique.
Contents
1. The History of Filtering Surgery 2. Evolution of Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery 3. Anatomic Features of Outflow Pathways 4. How does Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery Work? 5. Mechanisms of Filtration in Non-Penetrating Filtering Surgeries 6. Experimental Studies in Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery 7. Indications and Contradictions for Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery 8. Surgical Technique 9. Viscocanalostomy 10. Modulation of Wound Healing 11. Postoperative Management of Non-Penetrating Filtering Surgery 12. Complications and Reoperations 13. Results of Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery 14. Phacoemulsification combined with Viscocanalostomy and Deep Sclerectomy 15. Implants in Non-Penetrating Filtering Surgery 16. Erbium:YAG Laser-Assisted Deep Sclerectomy
