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Speaker considers surgical options for pseudoexfoliation glaucoma
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma is more aggressive than primary open-angle glaucoma and often requires surgical intervention, but few studies have been done to investigate surgical success specifically for pseudoexfoliation, according to a speaker.Among surgical options are filtering surgery, tube shunt placement and non-penetrating surgery, Helen L. Kornmann, MD, PhD, said at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.