Comparison of efficacy and safety of XEN45 implant versus trabeculectomy in Asian eyes

• Main Authors: Kee, Ae Ra, Yip, Cherng Hui Vivien, Chua, Chun Hau, Ang, Chin Hou Bryan, Hu, Youwei Jeremy, Guo, Xiner, Yip, Leonard W. L.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Glaucoma; Trabeculectomy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163308
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy is able to achieve greater reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP), higher rates of complete surgical success and fewer postoperative manipulations and visits compared with combined phacoemulsification and Xen implantation in glaucomatous eyes.