Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy, A Novel Ab Interno Trabeculotomy: Technique Report and Preliminary Results – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To introduce a novel, minimally invasive, ab interno approach to a circumferential 360-degree trabeculotomy and to report the preliminary results.Design: Retrospective, noncomparative cases series.Participants: Eighty-five eyes of 85 consecutive patients who sought treatment at Glaucoma Associates of Texas with uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma and underwent gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) for whom there was at least 6 months of follow-up data.Methods: Retrospective chart review of patients who underwent GATT by 4 of the authors (D.S.G., D.G.G., O.S., R.L.F.) between October 2011 and October 2012. The surgery was performed in adults with various open-angle glaucomas.Main Outcome Measures: Intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medications, (Read more...)