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Are Molteno Implants Superior to Trabeculectomy for Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma?

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On August 17, 2011 @ 11:58 am In Glaucoma,Research | Comments Disabled

Last month, the Archives of Ophthalmology published a study (undertaken by Dr. Anthony Molteno and colleagues) comparing the long-term outcomes of primary trabeculectomies and primary Molteno implants performed in cases of primary open-angle glaucoma.

The study concluded that insertion of a Molteno implant provided superior IOP control to trabeculectomy when carried out as a first operation in cases of primary glaucoma.

Click here [1] to read the abstract.


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[1] Click here: http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/archophthalmol.2011.221

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