Kana Tokumo, Naoki Okada, Tsukasa Mochizuki, Hiromitsu Onoe, Kaori Komatsu, Hideaki Okumichi, Kazuyuki Hirooka, Hideki Mochizuki, Mitsunobu Yokoyama, Yoshiaki Kiuchi
There are numerous surgical procedures for glaucoma. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery is becoming popular; however, the disadvantage is the high incidence of anterior chamber hemorrhage. Heavy bleeding can also lead to increased intraocular pressure (IOP) postoperatively. Gonio scratch is a surgical procedure that improves aqueous humor outflow by rubbing off deposits on the trabecular meshwork with a Diamond Dusted Sweeper. As the conjunctiva and trabecular meshwork are not incised, no postoperative bleeding is expected, and the IOP spike will be minimal...
February 2024: Nagoya Journal of Medical Science