Noninvasive glaucoma procedures: current options and future innovations

Noninvasive glaucoma procedures (NIGPs) represent a new dawn in the management of glaucoma. They try to fill the gap between the shortcoming of invasive glaucoma surgeries and antiglaucoma medications. NIGPs were introduced as an adjunct or alternative treatments for glaucoma. Some of these procedur...

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Published in:Middle East African journal of ophthalmology 2015-01, Vol.22 (1), p.2-9
Main Author: Abdelrahman, Ahmed M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Combined Modality Therapy
Eye surgery
Eyes & eyesight
Forecasts and trends
Glaucoma
Glaucoma Surgery Update
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - surgery
Humans
Intraocular Pressure - physiology
Laser Therapy - methods
Medical treatment
Methods
Ophthalmology
Trabeculectomy - methods
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Summary:Noninvasive glaucoma procedures (NIGPs) represent a new dawn in the management of glaucoma. They try to fill the gap between the shortcoming of invasive glaucoma surgeries and antiglaucoma medications. NIGPs were introduced as an adjunct or alternative treatments for glaucoma. Some of these procedures have shown good efficacy with few serious complications. Hence, they are now used as both primary and adjunctive therapy for glaucoma. The most common NIGPS involve laser and ultrasound technologies. Currently, the portfolio of NIGPs includes argon laser trabeculoplasty, selective laser trabeculoplasty, and micropulse diode laser trabeculoplasty. More recent innovations include therapeutic ultrasound for glaucoma, ultrasonic circular cyclocoagulation, and deep wave trabeculoplasty.
ISSN:0974-9233
0975-1599
0975-1599
0974-9233
DOI:10.4103/0974-9233.148342