trabeculoplasty

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Trabeculoplasty is a laser surgery used to treat glaucoma by increasing the outflow of aqueous humor from the eye. Aqueous humor is a fluid that fills the front chambers of the eye, providing nutrients and maintaining intraocular pressure. When this fluid doesn't drain properly, intraocular pressure can rise, potentially leading to vision loss and glaucoma. Trabeculoplasty works by increasing the permeability of the trabecular meshwork, a part of the eye's drainage system. This procedure, along with other treatments like eyedrops and medications, aims to lower eye pressure.12

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aqueous humour
…fluid from the eye include trabeculoplasty, a type of laser surgery that increases the permeability of the trabecular meshwork, and trabeculectomy (also called filtering microsurgery). Trabeculectomy diverts aqueous humour from the anterior chamber inside the eye to the space under the conjunctiva (the transparent skin that covers the white area,…
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…fluid from the eye include trabeculoplasty, a type of laser surgery that increases the permeability of the trabecular meshwork, and trabeculectomy (also called filtering microsurgery). Trabeculectomy diverts aqueous humour from the anterior chamber inside the eye to the space under the conjunctiva (the transparent skin that covers the white area,…
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