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Trabectome is a microinvasive surgical procedure which can offer intraocular pressure reduction in eyes with ocular hypertension or glaucoma. It is an angle-based surgery which increases aqueous humor outflow through removal of the outer trabecular meshwork, a site of major resistance to outflow. While similar to goniotomy and trabeculotomy, trabectome is distinct in its use of electroablation of the trabecular meshwork tissue. It is a conjunctival sparing glaucoma procedure with a better safety profile and faster recovery compared to traditional glaucoma surgeries.
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Chadha, N. (2017). Trabectome (Trabeculectomy Ab Interno). In: Rosenberg, E., Nattis, A., Nattis, R. (eds) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_44
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