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Trabeculectomy

Trabeculectomy
Trabeculectomy for treating glaucoma
ICD-9-CM12.64
MeSHD014130

Trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures. It is the most common glaucoma surgery performed and allows drainage of aqueous humor from within the eye to underneath the conjunctiva where it is absorbed. This outpatient procedure was most commonly performed under monitored anesthesia care using a retrobulbar block or peribulbar block or a combination of topical and subtenon (Tenon's capsule) anesthesia. Due to the higher risks associated with bulbar blocks, topical analgesia with mild sedation is becoming more common. Rarely general anesthesia will be used, in patients with an inability to cooperate during surgery.


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قطع التربيق Arabic Trabeculectomía Spanish Trabekulektomia Finnish Trabéculectomie French Trabekulektomija Croatian Trabekulektomia Polish Трабекулоэктомия Russian Трабекулэктомия TT

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