1. Evolving Role of Subconjunctival MIGS: A CASE-BASED DISCUSSION.
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VISION disorders , *CONJUNCTIVA , *THERAPEUTIC use of antimetabolites , *AQUEOUS humor , *CONVALESCENCE , *ENDOSCOPIC surgery , *INTRAOCULAR pressure , *PATIENT safety , *POSTOPERATIVE care , *QUALITY of life , *SURGICAL stents , *CONTINUING education units , *PATIENT selection , *SURGICAL anastomosis , *MITOMYCINS , *SURGERY , *PREVENTION ,GLAUCOMA surgery - Abstract
The article provides insights from several experts in ophthalmology about subconjunctival minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedures and the appropriate use of antimetabolites to enhance surgical success. Topics covered include how the expansion of new treatment options changed their goals of glaucoma therapy, five features that characterize an MIGS procedure, and the advantages and disadvantages of supraciliary outflow MIGS.
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- 2019