Filtering Surgery
| Medical Definition: |
A surgical procedure used in treatment of glaucoma in which an opening is created through which aqueous fluid may pass from the anterior chamber into a sac created beneath the conjunctiva, thus lowering the pressure within the eye. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989) |
| Guide Notes: |
in glaucoma surg; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: FILTERING SURG |
| Previously Indexed: |
Glaucoma/surgery (1966-1994) |
Filtering Surgery Categories.
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Sclerostomy - Surgical formation of an external opening in the sclera, primarily in the treatment of glaucoma. |
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Trabeculectomy - Any surgical procedure for treatment of glaucoma by means of puncture or reshaping of the trabecular meshwork. It includes goniotomy, trabeculotomy, and laser perforation. |
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