SURGERY

The most common surgery for glaucoma is trabeculectomy.

Usually trabeculectomy surgery is recommended when the eye pressure has failed to be consistently lowered by drops. Or it may be that although pressure is lowered with eye drops, regular visual field testing reveals continuing loss of surround vision.

In a trabeculectomy the surgeon creates a new opening in the trabecular meshwork to improve the drainage of the aqueous fluid from within the eye and thus reduce the pressure.