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Trabectome and glaucoma index: Larger pressure reduction in more severe glaucoma
In a study recently published in PLoS One, we developed a simple glaucoma severity index that combines IOP, number of eye drops and visual field damage to estimate how challenging treatment currently is. We demonstrated in another recent study that cataract surgery contributes almost nothing to IOP reduction when combined with Trabectome and excluded such combined procedures to focus purely on pressure and medication reduction. We hypothesized that more severe glaucoma might have a relatively more reduced outflow facility compared with mild glaucoma and would respond with a larger IOP (Read more...)