Glaucoma Surgery

Glaucoma surgery

        This eye surgery is called trabeculectomy. The intervention aims to create a new escape route of aqueous humor, by removing a small segment of trabecular meshwor. About 80% of people who undergo this surgery no longer need eye drops thereafter. Other types of surgeries are being tested. Eventually, they could replace trabeculectomy. However, it will take several years before they can determine their effectiveness. For the narrow-angle glaucoma emergency treatment is required.

       There are used several drugs to rapidly reduce the intraocular pressure. Once the pressure lowered, the ideal is to open a passageway through the iris, using a laser beam to allow the flow of aqueous humor, with the aim of prevent recurrences. It is possible that other treatments are necessary. For congenital glaucoma only surgery can correct this type of glaucoma. It is practiced in the early weeks of life.

Glaucoma postoperative evolution

• In the vast majority of cases (95%), eye surgery is painless. It sometimes forms a lump on the upper eyelid. The pressure is lowered to normal levels in most cases (75%).
• In 25% cases, it may be necessary to resume the use of anti-glaucoma eyedrops, or to use a new intervention. A degree of eye irritation may accompany the absorption of suture a few weeks after surgery. It is sometimes necessary to ablate the son of suture.
• A temporary enhancement of visual difficulties is usually felt as watery eyes.
• Local care is reduced to the instillation of drops and wearing eye protection in ways and for a period specified on the order will be delivered to your output. A protective shell will be paid for 4 nights after surgery. You need to be examined (e) the day after surgery and 5 to 8 days later.
• Driving is not recommended for a limited period which varies according to speed recovery of acute satisfactory. You can have a normal activity after 8 days but do not hesitate to inform your doctor if you have any doubts. For makeup, wait 3 days. For shampoo, wait 48 hours to avoid receiving dirty water into the eyes. A work stoppage of a few days it may be prescribed

Glaucoma surgery complications

        Although it is perfectly standardized and usually follow the excellent results of glaucoma filtration surgery is no exception to the general rule that there is no surgery without risk. It is not possible to formally guarantee the outcome of the intervention. The best surgeon in the world can not guarantee the result, as the best airline pilot can not guarantee that you arrive at your destination safely! Incidents are rare and unpredictable.

Glaucoma surgery pictures

Incidents or post-op problems:

• Some are mild, such as too large filtration, a sufficiently tight scar, reducing the excessive prolonged pressure, excessive tearing, inflammation of the eye, pain related to filtration, the appearance or the aggravation of a cataract.
• Severe complications of this surgery are rare: infection, trauma to the eye by the patient or his entourage, hypertension may require urgent reoperation.

        This long list should not be forgotten but fortunately, these complications are rare or very rare.