Abstract
Recent years have seen a trend towards change in glaucoma treatment. In addition to classic trabeculectomy, implant surgeries such as those based on the Baerveldt, Ahmed and Molteno devices are increasingly performed as a primary procedure. This is doubtless partly due to the fact that surgeons have become more comfortable with the use of tube shunts and their postoperative management. The aim of this article is to present the currently available evidence on glaucoma surgery in a succinct format, to enable the best possible decisions to be made for patients.
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In den letzten Jahren war eine Trendwende in der Glaukomchirurgie zu beobachten. Neben der klassischen Trabekulektomie sind auch Drainageimplantate wie Baerveldt, Ahmed und Molteno als primäre Verfahren inseriert worden. Dies liegt sicherlich z. T. daran, dass Chirurgen mit dem Einsatz von Schlauchshunts und deren postoperativem Management immer vertrauter geworden sind. Das Ziel dieses Beitrags ist, unseren Lesern eine aktuelle prägnante evidenzbasierte Übersicht über die vorhandenen Studien zu glaukomchirurgischen Verfahren zu liefern, umso die bestmögliche Entscheidung für die Patienten treffen können.
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Wong, Y., Walkden, A. & Mercieca, K. Surgical advancement in glaucoma during the past 10 years. Ophthalmologie 119 (Suppl 2), 140–146 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-021-01520-3
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