Complications of Glaucoma Surgery

Glaucoma surgery is difficult and fraught with complications. Some complications are common and mild, while others are rare and/or vision threatening. However, good outcomes are still likely if those complications encountered are managed properly. This book is intended for those surgeons wishing to improve their skills and abilities to manage difficult problems that will come up during the care of glaucoma patients. Comprising seven comprehensive sections, chapters in this volume address outflow mechanisms after glaucoma surgery, wound healing processes and modulators, complications in filtering surgery, tube shunt implantation, and angle procedures, among other topics. The authors of each chapter provide surgical and clinical pearls not only for managing difficulties but in preventing them as well. Additionally, because each surgeon has their own way of addressing a particular situation, there is commentary at the end of each chapter to provide another opinion or strategy for dealing with a particular surgical scenario. Cross-referencing is provided throughout this book to direct the reader to as many helpful sections as possible. Both thorough and highly-illustrative, this book will help both new and experienced glaucoma surgeons deal with complications and provide successful results for their patients.

Robert M. Feldman, MD, is Professor and Chairman, the Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He serves as Director at the Robert Cizik Eye Clinic.

Nicholas P. Bell, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor, the Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He currently serves as the Chief of Ophthalmology at the Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital in Houston, TX.