[Glaucoma surgery in China: problems and solutions].
This article reviews the progress of glaucoma surgery in the world combined with author's experiences in clinical practice and analyses the present condition and problems of glaucoma surgery in China. The issues are addressed and discussed in this paper also including current focus on the prevention of postoperative shallow anterior chamber by nonpenetrating trabecular surgery in primary open angle glaucoma and phacoemulsification in primary angle closure glaucoma, and the fibro-scarring of filtering bleb by anti-metabolism medicines and filling materials under scleral flap.
Sun
Xing-Huai
XH
Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China. xhsun@shmu.edu.cn
D002681:China; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures