"Filtering Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Filtering Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Gedde SJ, Vinod K, Bowden EC, Kolomeyer NN, Chopra V, Challa P, Budenz DL, Repka MX, Lum F. Special Commentary: Reporting Clinical Endpoints in Studies of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery. Ophthalmology. 2025 02; 132(2):141-153.
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Singh K, Spaeth GL, Hays RD, Parke DW, Tarver ME, Eydelman M. Patient-Reported Outcomes for Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Oct; 266:A1-A3.
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Swogger J, Conner IP, Happ-Smith C, Kemmerer MC, Julian DR, Davis R, Wells A, Schuman JS, Yates CC. Novel combination therapy reduces subconjunctival fibrosis after glaucoma filtration surgery in the rabbit model. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021 Jan; 49(1):60-69.
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Ahmed IIK, Rhee DJ, Jones J, Singh IP, Radcliffe N, Gazzard G, Samuelson TW, Ong J, Singh K. Three-Year Findings of the HORIZON Trial: A Schlemm Canal Microstent for Pressure Reduction in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Cataract. Ophthalmology. 2021 06; 128(6):857-865.
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Ustaoglu M, Masoumpour M, Sanvicente C, Gulati V, Razeghinejad R. Comparing the trabecular outflow by the response to topical pilocarpine in patients with and without glaucoma filtering surgery. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov; 64(6):591-596.
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Rabin RL, Rabin AR, Zhang AD, Burney EN, Rhee DJ. Co-management of cataract and glaucoma in the era of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan; 29(1):88-95.
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Neustein RF, Beck AD. Circumferential Trabeculotomy Versus Conventional Angle Surgery: Comparing Long-term Surgical Success and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Primary Congenital Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov; 183:17-24.
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Kurup SK, McClintic JI, Allen JC, Baartman BJ, Altaweel MM, Garg SJ, Quiroz-Mercado H. VISCOELASTIC ASSISTED DRAINAGE OF SUPRACHOROIDAL HEMORRHAGE ASSOCIATED WITH SETON DEVICE IN GLAUCOMA FILTERING SURGERY. Retina. 2017 Feb; 37(2):396-399.
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Cui QN, Singh K, Spaeth GL. From the Patient's Point of View, How Should Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgeries Be Evaluated? Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 12; 172:xii-xiv.
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Waisbourd M, Ahmed OM, Molineaux J, Gonzalez A, Spaeth GL, Katz LJ. Reversible structural and functional changes after intraocular pressure reduction in patients with glaucoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 Jun; 254(6):1159-66.