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Sclerostomy

Known as: Sclerostomies 
Surgical formation of an external opening in the sclera, primarily in the treatment of glaucoma.
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Educational aspectsGlaucomaOther scleral fistulizing procedureSclera

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2008
2008
Modern aqueous shunt implantation: future challenges.
2003
2003
Foreign body episcleral granulomas complicating intravitreal silicone oil tamponade: a clinicopathological study.
2001
2001
Mini-trabeculectomy in eyes with high risk of scarring: midterm follow-up.
1996
1996
Update on the subconjunctival THC:YAG (holmium) laser sclerostomy Ab externo clinical trial: a 4-year report.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE This is a follow-up report on 103 THC:YAG (holmium) sclerostomies ab externo performed on 87 eyes of 81… 
1995
1995
Excimer laser filtration surgery.
1992
1992
Ab-interno neodymium:YAG versus erbium:YAG laser sclerostomies in a rabbit model.
This study was undertaken to determine whether thermally-induced tissue necrosis was a factor in ab-interno contact-laser… 
1990
1990
Subconjunctival THC: YAG laser limbal sclerostomy Ab externo in the rabbit.
A chromium-sensitized, and thulium and holmium-doped YAG laser (THC:YAG laser) was used to create bilateral limbal sclerostomies… 
1989
1989
Laser sclerostomy ab interno using a continuous wave Nd:YAG laser.
We report the use of a continuous wave Nd:YAG (CW-YAG) laser focused through a sapphire crystal to create a filtering bleb by ab… 
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1989
Highly Cited
1989
Anterior chamber depth following filtration surgery.
We measured the anterior chamber depth in 20 consecutive phakic glaucoma patients undergoing thermal sclerostomy (n = 12) or… 
1977
1977
Surgical repair of leaking blebs.
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