title: Surgical management of glaucoma.
abstract: Surgery plays an important role in the treatment of glaucoma. For the angle-closure glaucomas, surgery is the primary mode of treatment to restore the normal route of aqueous out of the eye. For the open-angle glaucomas, surgery is usually a secondary treatment modality, indicated after medical therapy fails to halt glaucomatous damage or does not reduce the intraocular pressure to an acceptable level for an individual's eye.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fingeret
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gladstein
mesh_terms: D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000378:metabolism; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000601:surgery*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014130:Trabeculectomy