title: Glaucoma treatment trends: a review.
abstract: Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of blindness worldwide, and its prevalence is increasing. The aim of the present review is to describe the current medical and surgical treatment trends in the management of open-angle glaucoma. There has been an increase in the availability of glaucoma medications and the use of laser trabeculoplasty over the past decade, with a subsequent decrease in invasive incisional surgery. In addition, a new class of glaucoma procedures, termed microinvasive glaucoma surgery, has emerged, which aims to fill the gap between conservative medical management and more invasive surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
authors.forename: Ronan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conlon
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Que.. Electronic address: hady.saheb@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Hady
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saheb
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Prism Eye Institute, Mississauga, Ont.
authors.forename: Iqbal Ike K
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000639:trends*