Advanced Glaucoma Surgery

This text provides expert instruction on the techniques currently employed for the surgical treatment of glaucomatous disease, covering both the host of novel microinvasive devices for treatment of milder stages and the refined strategies that enhance suc

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Ahmad A. Aref Rohit Varma Editors

Advanced Glaucoma Surgery

Essentials in Ophthalmology

Series editor Arun D. Singh

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5332

Ahmad A. Aref • Rohit Varma Editors

Advanced Glaucoma Surgery

Editors Ahmad A. Aref, MD Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine Chicago, IL, USA

Rohit Varma, MD, MPH USC Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA

Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com. ISSN 1612-3212 ISSN 2196-890X (electronic) Essentials in Ophthalmology ISBN 978-3-319-18059-5 ISBN 978-3-319-18060-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18060-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946238 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

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Advanced Glaucoma Surgery: An Overview ............................. Ahmad A. Aref and Rohit Varma

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Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent for the Treatment of Coexistent Cataract and Mild Open-Angle Glaucomas........ Wanda D. Hu and Marlene R. Moster

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Trabectome-Mediated Ab Interno Trabeculectomy for Secondary Glaucoma or as a Secondary Procedure ............ Kevin Kaplowitz and Nils A. Loewen

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Lens Extraction in Angle Closure Glaucoma ............................. Sameer Trikha, Shamira A. Perera, Rahat Husain, and Tin Aung

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Gonioscopy Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT) for the Treatment of Adult and Developmental Glaucomas ..... Davinder S. Grover and Ronald L. Fellman

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Ab-Interno Subconjunctival Glaucoma Implant for Advanced Open-Angle Glaucomas ........................................ Alena Reznik and Rohit Varma

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Nonpenetrating Glaucoma Surgery .....