Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 1-25 , 2 January 2012

The Changing Conceptual Basis of Trabeculectomy: A Review of Past and Current Surgical Techniques

  • M. Reza Razeghinejad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: M. Reza Razeghinejad, MD, Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College, 840 Walnut Street, Suite 1140, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
    • ,
  • Scott J. Fudemberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • George L. Spaeth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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