Tag Tarek M Shaarawy

New Glaucoma Surgical Alternatives

Summary There has been, in recent years, a considerable surge in interest in glaucoma surgery; techniques, devices, (implants), and procedures to warrant earnest attention and research. Several new devices (and implants) are currently being evaluated in clinical trials, all of…

Principle and Mechanism of Function

Summary ▪ Nonpenetrating glaucoma surgeries include several different, but related, surgical techniques, including sinusotomy, ab externo or external trabeculectomy, deep sclerectomy with or without implants, and viscocanalostomy, all of which target the site of maximum outflow resistance. ▪ Aqueous egress…