Trabeculoplasty is a laser treatment for glaucoma. It is done on an argon laser equipped slit lamp, using a Goldmann gonioscope lens mirror. Specifically, argon laser is used to improve drainage through the eye`s trabecular meshwork, from which the aqueous humour drains. This helps reduce intraocular pressure caused by open-angle glaucoma. == See....
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(from the article `aqueous humour`) ...eye pressure by increasing the outflow of aqueous humour from the eye and decreasing its production by the ciliary body. Two types of surgery that ...
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Photocoagulation of the trabecular meshwork of the eye using the laser in the treatment of glaucoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(trә-bek´u-lo-plas″te) plastic surgery of a trabecula.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tră-bek′yū-lō-plas′tē Definitions: 1. Photocoagulation of the trabecular meshwork of the eye using a laser in the treatment of glaucoma.
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