Trabeculectomy is typically reserved for patients with severe glaucoma who don’t respond to standard medication or laser therapy. The procedure, also called glaucoma filtration surgery, tries to reduce pressure building up inside the eye.
Only 5-10 percent of glaucoma patients have a serious enough case to warrant this surgery, but those who do sometimes need it multiple times.
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