title: [Surgical key points. Trabeculotomy].
abstract: Diagnosis and treatment of congenital glaucoma is an emergency. The objective of trabeculotomy is to eliminate the trabecular obstruction by creating a new drainage channel from Schlemm's canal. Performed on distended and fragile eyes, this surgical procedure requires great caution.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU de Huriez, place de Verdun, 59037 Lille cedex.
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rouland
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*