"Filtering Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A surgical procedure used in treatment of glaucoma in which an opening is created through which aqueous fluid may pass from the anterior chamber into a sac created beneath the conjunctiva, thus lowering the pressure within the eye. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
| Descriptor ID |
D018463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Filtering Surgery- Filtering Surgery
- Surgery, Filtration
- Filtration Surgery
- Surgery, Filtering
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Filtering Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Canaloplasty via an ab-interno surgical technique in patients with primary angle closure glaucoma. Int Ophthalmol. 2024 Oct 04; 44(1):401.
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Incidence and Management of Glaucoma or Glaucoma Suspect in the First Year After Pediatric Lensectomy. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020 01 01; 138(1):71-75.
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Efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty after canaloplasty. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug; 44(6):522-3.
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Assessing the Effect of a Glaucoma Surgical Curriculum in Resident Physicians. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Sep; 133(9):1077-80.
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Aqueous drainage device surgery in refractory pediatric glaucoma: II. Ocular motility consequences. J AAPOS. 2008 Feb; 12(1):40-5.
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Aqueous drainage device surgery in refractory pediatric glaucomas: I. Long-term outcomes. J AAPOS. 2008 Feb; 12(1):33-9.
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Wound healing modulation in glaucoma filtering surgery. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2004; 44(2):61-106.
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Mitomycin C versus 5-fluorouracil in high-risk glaucoma filtering surgery. Extended follow-up. Ophthalmology. 1995 Sep; 102(9):1263-9.