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    Trabeculotomy for Congenital Glaucoma

    Trabeculotomy for Congenital Glaucoma



    Surgery Overview

    Trabeculotomy is a surgical procedure much like Reference trabeculectomy. A piece of tissue in the eye's Reference drainage angle Opens New Window is removed to create an opening. This new opening allows fluid (Reference aqueous humor Opens New Window) to drain out of the eye. Trabeculotomy is a surgery for children only.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: February 28, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, MPH, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
    Reference Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, MPH, FRCSC - Ophthalmology


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