The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery
Glaucoma patients are treated by lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) to a level that it is not harmful to the optic nerve. This prevents or delays loss of vision. Lowering of the IOP can be achieved through use of eye medication, surgery or laser procedures. The most common glaucoma surgery is t...
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description | Glaucoma patients are treated by lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) to a level that it is not harmful to the optic nerve. This prevents or delays loss of vision. Lowering of the IOP can be achieved through use of eye medication, surgery or laser procedures. The most common glaucoma surgery is trabeculectomy. |
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spelling | doaj.art-fe6c7474e85a4f5487de96c80a06021b2022-12-22T03:36:32ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882016-10-0129942931The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgeryFatima Kyari 0Mohammed M Abdull 1Ophthalmologist: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria.Ophthalmologist: Ophthalmology Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria.Glaucoma patients are treated by lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) to a level that it is not harmful to the optic nerve. This prevents or delays loss of vision. Lowering of the IOP can be achieved through use of eye medication, surgery or laser procedures. The most common glaucoma surgery is trabeculectomy.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/the-basics-of-good-postoperative-care-after-glaucoma-surgery/Diagnosis and treatmentGlaucomaPostoperative |
spellingShingle | Fatima Kyari Mohammed M Abdull The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery Community Eye Health Journal Diagnosis and treatment Glaucoma Postoperative |
title | The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery |
title_full | The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery |
title_fullStr | The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery |
title_full_unstemmed | The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery |
title_short | The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery |
title_sort | basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery |
topic | Diagnosis and treatment Glaucoma Postoperative |
url | http://www.cehjournal.org/article/the-basics-of-good-postoperative-care-after-glaucoma-surgery/ |
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