What is meant by trabeculectomy?

A trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure to treat glaucoma. Glaucoma occurs when the fluid your eye produces, called aqueous humor, is unable to drain normally. This causes the intraocular pressure (IOP) to increase over time, possibly resulting in vision loss or blindness if left untreated.

Why is a trabeculectomy performed?

Trabeculectomy is a type of glaucoma surgery performed on the eye that creates a new pathway for fluid inside the eye to be drained. This is an outpatient procedure performed in the operating room. It is used to prevent worsening of vision loss due to glaucoma by lowering eye pressure.

Is trabeculectomy a major operation?

Trabeculectomy is a very delicate operation that requires an operating room, local anesthesia of the eye, an anesthesiologist, and about an hour of operating time. It is successful about 60-80 percent of the time in controlling the eye pressure during a period of five years.

What is the difference between Trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy?

The basic indications for the surgery were as follows: Trabeculectomy was indicated for the cases with moderate to severe visual field loss or need of lower postoperative intraocular pressure, and trabeculotomy indicated for those with early stage of POAG.

What is the meaning of the word trabeculectomy?

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word trabeculectomy. A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye’s trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.

How is a trabeculectomy used to treat glaucoma?

Three sutures are shown holding the sclera flap. Trabeculectomy is a type of glaucoma surgery performed on the eye that creates a new pathway for fluid inside the eye to be drained. This is an outpatient procedure performed in the operating room. It is used to prevent worsening of vision loss due to glaucoma by lowering eye pressure.

What happens if you don’t get a trabeculectomy?

Without treatment, people with glaucoma lose their peripheral vision, and potentially their central vision over time. If not treated, glaucoma can cause total blindness. Your eye care team may recommend trabeculectomy to help prevent glaucoma from becoming worse.

How are trabectomes used in an ab interno trabeculectomy?

An ab interno trabeculectomy with a trabectome device begins with a 1.65 mm incision made temporally on the cornea. Viscoelastic is used to prevent AC collapse. The goniolens is then placed on the cornea to view the nasal angle. The probe is inserted through the incision, targeting the nasal TM across the AC.

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