Book Details

Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

Publication year: 2021

: 978-981-15-5632-6

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This book covers all aspects of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and provides detailed information on each MIGS device, including its mechanism of action; patient selection; implantation techniques; post-operative management; and a review of the existing literature. Step-by-step descriptions are provided for the surgical technique used in implanting each MIGS device, accompanied by clear photographs of each surgical stage. Other areas covered include intra-operative gonioscopy (with tips on optimising the view of the anterior chamber angle) and the management of the intra-operative and post-operative complications. Essential information on the anatomy and physiology of the different aqueous outflow pathways is also included.


: Medicine, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Aqueous outflow drainage pathways, iStent Trabecular Microbypass Stent in MIGS, Ab Interno Trabeculotomy in MIGS, Microshunt in MIGS, MIGS controversies