Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to glaucoma. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
A patient may be at risk for a bleb leak after trabeculectomy, either in the early postop period or years after surgery. One surgeon shared considerations for this potential complication, how she monitors patients, and what to do if a bleb leak does occur.
Malignant glaucoma is a rare complication, but it’s still something surgeons need to be on the lookout for after surgery, especially in the early postoperative period.
When it comes to ophthalmic surgery, ergonomics play an important role. Two surgeons discussed how they consider ergonomics in everyday practice, equipment and strategies to help, and its role in glaucoma surgery.
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