File:Conventional surgery to treat glaucoma EDA11.JPG

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Trabeculectomy, a form of surgery to treat glaucoma.

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Conventional surgery to treat glaucoma makes a new opening in the meshwork. This new opening helps fluid to leave the eye and lowers intraocular pressure.

Description: Conventional surgery to treat glaucoma makes a new opening in the meshwork. This new opening helps fluid to leave the eye and lowers intraocular pressure.

Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health

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Source http://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/eyedis/index.asp
Author National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
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