Dr. JoAnn Giaconi Shares Highlights from AAO Glaucoma Subspecialty
Dr. JoAnn Giaconi of the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA describes her lessons learned at the 2007 AAO glaucoma subspecialty day in a conversation with OphthalmologyWeb oculplastics editor, Dr. Wendy Lee. Critical Issues were the summaries of ongoing clinical studies, the current thinking on the importance of IOP diagnostically, and surgical procedures. TVT study highlights: trabeculectomy vs. tube-shunt, showing equivalence in pressure control by 1yr, and that trab gp has a slightly higher failure rate, and that the tube gp needs a few additional pharma agents to get to (Read more...)