Surgical Pearls

Goniotomy With a Dual Blade

Advice for surgeons interested in adopting this procedure.

Michael G. Morgan, MD

Surgical Pearls

Ab Interno Canaloplasty

A minimally invasive and maximally effective glaucoma treatment.

Mahmood A. Khaimi, MD

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Pupillary Expansion

A valuable ally for cataract extraction in glaucoma patients.

Albert S. Khouri, MD

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Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery and Premium IOLs

Refractive errors and glaucoma can be approached as comorbidities that can be treated together.

Joel M. Solano, MD, and John P. Berdahl, MD

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Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy: Blending Tradition With Innovation

The ab interno approach may prove to be the safest and most effective for glaucoma surgery.

Aaron Barrett, MLS(ASCP), And Craig Chaya, MD

Surgical Pearls

Will the Cost of Clinical Trials Quash Change in Glaucoma Treatment?

Financial burden compromises phase 3 trials and prolongs the approval of surgical devices.

Alan L. Robin, MD

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ICE Combination Therapy

This procedure allows my patients with early glaucoma to benefit from refractive cataract surgery and a reduction of the burden of medication.

Steven R. Sarkisian Jr, MD

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Pairing Patients and Treatments

Physicians must select which therapy is most appropriate for the stage of disease.

Marlene R. Moster, MD, and Wanda D. Hu, MD

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Pearls for ECP Plus

Tips for success with the pars plana approach.

Brian A. Francis, MD, MS

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Facilitating the Removal of Dispersive OVDs

A simple maneuver to avoid the problems of retained viscoelastic.

D. Michael Colvard, MD

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Use of Adhesives in Glaucoma Surgery

Fibrin glue and sealants are time-saving alternatives to sutures in some procedures.

Robert J. Noecker, MD, MBA

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Which Shape Is Best for the Scleral Flap?

Glaucoma Today asked several surgeons which configuration they prefer for trabeculectomy and why.

LOUIS B. CANTOR, MD; JONATHAN G. CROWSTON, MBBS, PhD; LEON W. HERNDON, MD; NILS LOEWEN, MD, PhD; AND TONy WELLS, MD

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Cataract Surgery in the High Hyperope

Glaucoma Today asked these experts to share their advice.

Reay H. Brown, MD; Garry P. Condon, MD; Alan S. Crandall, MD; and Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD

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Simultaneous, Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery

Five surgeons discuss which procedure they perform first and share their tips for success.

Garry P. Condon, MD; Thomas W. Samuelson, MD; Bradford J. Shingleton, MD; Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH; and Norman Zabriskie, MD

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Improving Glaucoma Surgery's Outcomes With Intraoperative Aberrometry

Postoperative refractive error can be reduced in patients undergoing combined glaucoma and cataract surgery.

Robert J. Noecker, MD, MBA

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Treating Bleb Dysesthesia

Our modified technique for flattening the bleb while maintaining its function and a low IOP.

NINA A. GOYAL, MD; HO SUN CHOI, MD; AND STEVEN V. L. BROWN, MD

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Single-Piece Syndrome

GARRY P. CONDON, MD

Surgical Pearls

Correcting Astigmatism After Glaucoma Surgery

Employing excimer laser photoablation, toric IOLs, and limbal relaxing incisions.

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD

Surgical Pearls

Keratitis and Hyperopic Refractive Shift Induced by SLT

This case report presents a new complication of SLT.

Robert E. Marquis, MD, PHD