KOLOA, Hawaii — Excisional goniotomy is just as safe and effective as device procedures for the treatment of mild-to-moderate glaucoma, Malik Y. Kahook, MD, argued at Hawaiian Eye 2020.
“Goniotomy is the second most common surgical [glaucoma] procedure performed in the United States today,” he said, addressing the procedure’s safety profile during a debate with Thomas W. Samuelson, MD.
Kahook’s first choice of surgical intervention is a device-free, implant-free approach, since a healing response will lead to scarring over any device placed in the angle.
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