Innovations and adaptations in trabeculectomy

AK Sawchyn, MA Slabaugh - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The current literature continues to support the use of trabeculectomy as a method of
lowering intraocular pressure in glaucoma management. Efficacy has been improved by …

Device‐modified trabeculectomy for glaucoma

X Wang, R Khan, A Coleman - Cochrane Database of …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that leads to vision loss and blindness. It is
the second most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The main treatment for …

Biocompatibility of a fish scale-derived artificial cornea: cytotoxicity, cellular adhesion and phenotype, and in vivo immunogenicity

TH Van Essen, L Van Zijl, T Possemiers, AA Mulder… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine whether a fish scale-derived collagen matrix (FSCM) meets the basic
criteria to serve as an artificial cornea, as determined with in vitro and in vivo tests. Methods …

Biodegradable collagen matrix implant versus mitomycin-C in trabeculectomy: five-year follow-up

S Cillino, A Casuccio, F Di Pace, C Cagini… - BMC …, 2016 - Springer
Background Clinical studies comparing trabeculectomy augmented with Ologen implant
(OLO) versus trabeculectomy plus mitomycin-C (MMC) show contradictory results. To obtain …

Trabeculectomy combined with collagen matrix implant (Ologen)

CI Perez, F Mellado, A Jones, R Colvin - Journal of glaucoma, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Results: The mean age of the patients in the study was 65.9±15.1 years. IOP was reduced
from a mean of 21.4±9.2 to 12.3±3.7 mm Hg at the last follow-up visit (P< 0.0001). The …

Biodegradable collagen matrix (Ologen™) implant and conjunctival autograft for scleral necrosis after pterygium excision: two case reports

CH Cho, SB Lee - BMC ophthalmology, 2015 - Springer
Background Scleromalacia, in the form of scleral thinning, melting, and necrosis, is a
potentially serious complication of pterygium excision. This study introduces a new …

Overview of cicatricial modulators in glaucoma fistulizing surgery

CM de Oliveira, JLM Ferreira - International Ophthalmology, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Trabeculectomy is the most commonly performed surgery for the definitive
treatment of glaucoma. Despite its high resolvability, the postoperative period requires high …

Trabeculectomy with ologen versus mitomycin C in juvenile open-angle glaucoma: a 1-year study

F El-Sayyad, HMA El-Saied, MASE Abdelhakim - Ophthalmic Research, 2017 - karger.com
Background: We assessed bleb morphology and the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering
effect of trabeculectomy with ologen compared to mitomycin C (MMC) in juvenile open-angle …