Scanning electron microscopy of trabeculectomy specimens from eyes with open-angle glaucoma.
We examined 13 trabeculectomy specimens from ten patients with open-angle glaucoma by scanning electron microscopy. The pores of the inner travecular meshwork were not obstructed by extracellular material in all specimens, a finding contrary to a recently published report.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure