Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

When medical and laser therapy fail to control intraocular pressure, glaucoma filtration
surgery needs to be performed. Glaucoma surgery is unique in that its success is linked to …

Background Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive ocular disease
causing loss of the optic nerve rim and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) with associated …

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy in adults
in which there is a characteristic acquired atrophy of the optic nerve and loss of retinal …

Endophthalmitis is an uncommon diagnosis but can have devastating visual outcomes.
Endophthalmitis may be endogenous or exogenous. Exogenous endophthalmitis is caused …

Authored by three prominent specialists in the field, this text provides comprehensive
coverage of diagnostic and treatment modalities for optimal glaucoma management …

Filtration surgery is the standard invasive procedure for the management of intraocular
pressure in advanced glaucoma. The key to a successful outcome is to modulate the normal …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term efficacy of intraoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and
mitomycin C (MMC) in primary trabeculectomy. DESIGN: Comparative case series and …

Purpose: To determine the preference of members of the American Glaucoma Society for the
use of antifibrotic agents (mitomycin C or 5-fluorouracil or both) and glaucoma drainage …

The original intent of glaucoma surgery was to allow aqueous humor to exit more easily
either through the sclera or into the suprachoroidal space. The former came to be called …